Acountant at Byteworks

• The Accountant must be chartered or an associate fellow and will be responsible for managing all financial transactions, from fixed payments and variable expenses to bank deposits and budgets.
• Ultimately, the accountant provides accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity and cash flows of the business, while ensuring compliance with all tax regulations.
• Also to collect, analyze, record and report the financial data, auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements of the company in order to make data-driven business decisions.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Manage all accounting transactions
• Prepare budget forecasts
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Comply with financial policies and regulations
• Reconciling the company's bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers
• Completing analysis of the employee expenditures
• Managing income and expenditure accounts
• Generating the company's financial reports using income and expenditure data
• Keeping a check on the company's finances based on financial status
• Filing and remitting taxes and other financial obligations
• Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company

Requirements:

• BSc in Accounting and Finance with First class honors
• Additional Certification (ICAN or ANAN) is a plus
• Minimum of 4 years working experience as an Accountant
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP and ACCA.)
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks etc
• Advanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables
• Experience with general ledger functions, Auditing and Tax Filling.
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills