Senior Accountant Vacancy at United System Integrators (USi)

• Compiles input data for planning and participated in formulating internal control polices and procedure for administration and finance matters of the program.
• Performs journalizing, posting, cross-referencing adjusting entries, correcting entries, closing entries, determining account balances, testing accounting activities for accuracy;
• Carries out inventory control activities of the Program; participates in stocktaking activities of the program
• Verifies that journal entries of financial transaction agree with the entries and particulars of the respective source documents
• Regularly test account balances for overstatement, understatement, transposing, omission and other possible clerical errors to keep the book of the accounts reliable and updated;
• Makes reference and cross-reference of all source documents to the ledger account codes, keeps and updates journal voucher register books;
• Prepares a monthly trail balance of all ledger account balances
• Reconciles bank statements against the Program’s book of accounts
• Journalizes payroll and verifies clearance of salary advances and payroll fund account
• Follows up that taxes and insurance payments and collection are handled on time, verifies that insurance claims are submitted checks correctness of claim computations
• Reviews, analyses and summarizes petty cash data
• Compiles and verifies proper payroll input data and other payments to workers for preparation of payroll, prepares payroll of the program
• Encodes accounting data in the computer, analyses the encoded information with the aid of the computer, prints the required financial report
• Assists external auditors in providing the necessary documents
• Follows up budget requisition, consolidation, endorsement and implementation matters of the Program are in accordance with pre-established regulatory framework
• Expedites and facilitates the preparation of annual budget for income and expenditure and annual forecast of cash flow for the head office and central store of the Program
• Follows up the evaluation and analysis of monthly trial balances, quarterly statements of the income and expenditure account and quarterly balance sheet of all pharmacies and of any other financial information and the provision of qualified information for management decision making
• Ensures the consistency of physical count of inventories with their balances in the book of accounts
• Lead the implementation of transition of the organization’s financial reporting standards from GAAP to IFRS
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities of the job as assigned by the Head of the Program Administration and Finance Division.
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Monitoring internal control, and Overseeing and preparing income statements.
• Any other tasks assigned by the Finance Manager and/or CEO

Qualification Requirements:

• First degree in Accounting or Above and  10 years related work experience  or

Specific Experience and skillset required

• Experience working in a medium-size PLC enterprise in Ethiopia with more than 50 staff
• Experience in implementing financial reporting according to IFRS is strongly desired
• Experience working on accounting software like Peachtree and Sage
• Develop the annual operating budget and consult with departmental management on the fiscal aspects of program planning.
• Provide accounting policy orientation for new staff
• Monthly closing and preparation of all the required financial reports.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to be posted to the general ledger and subsidiary accounts.
• Issuing of cash and credit invoices
• Establish, maintain and coordinate the implementation of internal control procedures.
• Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
• Work on cost buildup summary.
• Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.
• Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients.
• Interact with external auditors in completing annual audits, and take action on all their recommendations.
•  Responsible for the smooth running of the day to day activities of the department.