ORKILA, a multinational group present in the Middle East and Africa, is seeking an Accountant to join its team in Accra, Ghana.

Main Tasks

•   Managing the company’s petty cash,
•   Liaising with bankers regarding financial transactions,
•   Processing entries of various items, including but not limited to: sale & purchase invoices, journal vouchers, payment & receipt vouchers, credit & debit notes, travel expenses….
•   Managing various accounting activities, not limited to closing general monthly expenses,
•   Following-up and monitoring collections, reconciling customer & bank accounts and creditors,  debtors and inter-companies accounts,
•   Following up personnel (days off, sick leave…)
•   Generating the end of month closing: salaries, depreciation, prepaid & accruals, aging reports, reconciliations…,
•   Maintaining general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries,
•   Preparing monthly, quarterly & yearly financial reports ( sales report, balance sheet, profit & loss and budget ) and reporting to HQ on the same,
•   Participating in the company’s procurement process,
•   Conducting stock takes and reconciling inventory values,
•   Preparing monthly forecasts,
•   Developing SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) for the company
•   Securing financial information by completing database backups,
•   Avoiding legal challenges by complying with legal requirements,
•   Protecting organization's value by keeping information confidential,
•   Helping with external audits, transfer cost audits, and all other tax audits, including VAT inspections,
•   Following up on the implementation of audit recommendations
•   Assisting General Manager in Administration.
•   Availability: Immediately

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a business related field
•   CPA/ACCA-at least part 2
•   4 to 5 years experience in an accounting & finance role in a relatively busy company.
•   Knowledge of QuickBooks accounting system
•   Familiar with ERP system/Very Important
•   Knowledge of inventory costing is key
•   Good knowledge of the KRA I-tax platform
•   Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•   Strong ability to manipulate search engines tools and search techniques.
•   Excellent analytical skills
•   Detail-oriented, motivation and professionalism are mandatory.
•   Strong knowledge in taxation matters
•   Strong MS Office skills, including, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
•   Knowledge in G-Suite is a plus (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Slides, Drive and hangout)
•   Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple, concurrent projects and activities.
•   Ability to effectively partner with employees, management, department and cross-functional teams to meet performance objectives and to support mission and vision of the Company.
•   Good & strong team spirit, open communication.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

If you are fully qualified, kindly send your CV to:

recruitment.gh@orkila.com

Closing Date: 18 May, 2017