Accountant Job at Africa Juice Tibila S.C - 2015

Department: Finance Department                              

Section:  Cost & Budget Section

Reports to:  Chief Accountant  

PURPOSE

Under the supervision and guidance of the Senior Cost Accountant, the objective of the accountant (cost) is to ensure that all cost transactions are captured and entered into the accounting system—Peachtree Accounting. Perform periodic cost reconciliations with agriculture, processing plant and supply chain departments to ensure the cost records of finance are in agreement with other related departments’ records.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Checks cost transactions for validity and proper approval by authorized company officials before cost is recognized

• Ensure that, in issuing, all materials/inventory items from Store to Farm, Processing Plant, Workshop, etc are issued using officially printed sequentially pre-numbered vouchers

• Ensure that, in receiving, all materials and inventory items to store are received only using officially printed sequentially pre-numbered vouchers.

• Collects goods movement vouchers like GRN, SIV, SRV, FPRN, etc and examines and checks for their correctness in their amount, quantity and price.

• Prepares JV to classify and code each goods movements and presents for approval by the Senior Cost Accountant.

• Passes entries to the Peachtree accounting for each vouchers of containing material/goods movement after approved by the Senior Cost Accountant

• Keeps stock records for each stock items and produces summary report of inventories necessary for reconciliation with records of relevant departments like Supply Chain, Agriculture and Processing Departments as well as OIP, etc

• Maintains cost sheet for each export and import operations and chases all costs incurred in relation to each operation, and passes JV entries.

• Collects reports of machine hours, maintenance job orders and indirect costs and passes journal entries into the Peachtree accounting 

• Keeps accounts documents in a chronologically arranged box files

• Keeps good communication and relationship with fellow finance team and other colleagues. 

• Assist and supervise the works of junior accountants 

• Perform any assignments given by the immediate supervisor

• Working Place   Doni, (Tibila Frame)  , oromia 52 km fare from Nazrat (Adama) 

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

• A minimum of BA or BSc Degree in Accounting or Finance from officially recognized University or College is required.

EXPERIENCE

• 2 – 4 years of accounting and finance related work experience in similar industry is required.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE OR SPECIAL  SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Computer application knowledge in MS Offices and Peachtree Accounting is required

• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in both English language and the local official language.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCY

• Ability to work the activities detailed above in time and in a reasonable accuracy.

• Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and other staff.

• Demonstrate compliance to ‘Company Code of Ethics’ and the nationally accepted Standards for the Practice of accounting.

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