Assistant Accounts Manager – Finance

Job Description

Role Profile:

Monitor and oversee accounting functions and transactions. Ensure internal controls are implemented within policy and procedure and accounting standards, and appropriate external requirements/liaison. Supervise and guide assigned team to meet deadlines and department objectives
The below Key Performance Areas include but are not limited to:

Review and verify the work of assigned team of Accountants. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of transactions and financial information.

– Communicate and allocate work requirements, priorities, expectations, and responsibilities. Guide/train team members on work procedures and systems.
– Motivate team members to create a productive and cordial atmosphere that meets deadlines and achieves objectives.

Monitor standards and timely production of reports generated by the Accountant team.

– Undertake analysis of/consolidation of reports, producing summary reports and analysis for higher management, internal/external Audit, Suppliers, Banks, and Customers.
– Update financial records from physical inventory Reports/reconciliation.
– Produce other specific or adhoc reports as required.

Gather information and act as authorized to initiate cash flow and funds availability requirements according to standing orders including (payments calendar), budgets, history (patterns of expense) and specific requirements.

– Monitor inflow/outflow of liquid cash (sales, collections, floats) ensuring compliance with policies/procedures for cash handling and security.
– Undertake/supervise all related bank reconciliation.

Maintain CAPEX database by country by location. Monitor expense movements against budgets and reports variance.

– Arrange funds to suppliers as per contracts.
– Produce financial progress report for Project Team.
– Resolve issues relating to payments/approval as per Company Policy/Procedures and budgets.