Senior Accountant

Key Responsibilities include;

Budgets & Reporting:

Preparation of the school's monthly management accounts, accounts analysis and bank reconciliations

Preparing Management Reports for school's and company's senior management team

Formulation and implementation of budgets and monitoring performance thereof.

Preparing monthly cash flow forecast and weekly cash flow reports.

Internal Controls, Cash & Cost Management:

Institution and continuous improvement of internal controls.

Identification of key cost drivers and ways of managing them.

Management of the school's working capital; cash flows, debtors and creditors' management monitoring of inventory levels according to company policies.

Safe custody of the cash collections and ensuring any cash received is timely banked and banking reports processed immediately. Any unbanked cash should be queried and the issue raised to the line manager.

Review and verification of all payments.

Assisting in school safe related duties.

Accounting Systems & Processes:

Ensure that all documentation for processing is updated and shared with head office in an efficient and timely manner.

Implement and run the processing of data into the ERP at all relevant levels.

Maintain the school's General Ledger, supporting schedules and documentation.

Review processing done through the Smart School Office and assist with transaction posting as necessary.

Ensure that any and all registers - including cheque, petty cash, withholding tax and VAT - are kept up to date.

Industries:Education

Function: Accounting and Finance