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• Reviewing the creditors and debtors ageing
  analysis on a regular basis
• Verifying all the suppliers’ payments.
• Ensuring that all the payments have
  supporting documents
• Checking the petty cash voucher before
  reimbursement whether the vouchers are fully supported by authentic
  documents and if the totals being reimbursed tally with the cheque to be
  drawn.
• Preparing 
  all the reconciliations of creditors and debtors
• Coordination of sending of statements to
  customers

• Coordinate debtors meeting and proper
  filing of the minutes
• Reviewing Bank Reconciliations on a daily
  basis
• Checking on the accuracy of all credit
  notes
• Approving customer invoices
• Check and sign all debit notes raised by
  customers

• Ensuring all monthly JVs’ are passed
  accurately
• Raising suppliers’ debit/credit notes
• Ensuring the accuracy of the General
  Ledger
• Ensuring the trial balance is accurate
• Ensuring all PD cheques are banked when they
  are due
• Ensuring that a follow up is made on
  bounced cheques
• Preparing schedules for auditors
  (External, Internal or IPS auditors).
• Coordination of preparation of cheques for
  banking and maintaining database of postdated cheques
• Coordinate in the maintenance of a
  register of cheques received from customers along with bounced cheques or
  copies of the same.
• Preparation of cost benefits analysis for
  various Investment proposals by the company
• Analysis the company’s financial
  information for Key Performance indicators and advising management in the
  event of deviation.
• Any other duty assigned by management from
  time to time

• Preparation and Submission of accurate of
  taxes (VAT, Excise Duty Returns, D.I.T, Import Duty etc.).This should be submitted
  before their respective due dates
• Liaison and responding to various tax
  queries raised the URA.
• Ensuring all tax files are maintained

• Maintenance of the company‘s foreign
  currency account records.
• Ensuring the rate of exchange in TALLY is
  updated on a monthly basis
• Monthly USD bank reconciliation.
• Computation of both realized and
  unrealized exchange gains and losses.

• Overseeing the preparation and checking of
  the company’s Payroll.
• Ensuring casual wages are paid on time
• Administering the company’s statutory
  {NSSF, NHIF, PENSION} and other deductions {HELB} and ensuring the same
  are remitted on time.

• Preparing final accounts schedules for
  items in the Income Statement, Cash flow Statement and Balance Sheet.
• Preparing Management Accounts Schedules on
  a monthly basis.
• Handling Cash flow management with regard
  to collections and Supplier payment management.
• Liaising with both external and internal
  auditors, oversee the management of the audit activities by giving
  appropriate documentation and ensure timely implementation of audit
  recommendations.

• Verifying that Invoices if they have been
  properly invoiced using the correct price and discount and that the
  invoice is supported by a fully approved order form duly signed by the
  following people; BDM as proof of genuineness of the order, The dispatch
  in charge showing that the goods were loaded and dispatched, The accounts
  department credit approval.
• Managing general routine accounting jobs
  such as daily cash count reconciliation with the cashier.
• Assist in ensuring imported sugar arrives
  promptly in the factory.
• Updating the Fixed Assets register.
• Maintain a daily backup for all
  transactions
• Perform any other tasks as may be assigned
  from time to time by the General Manager or Chief Accountant.

• The best candidate must possess a good
  bachelor’ degree in relevant profession i.e. Finance, Business
  Administration, Commerce etc.
• Additional professional qualification i.e.
  ACCA, CPA will be an added advantage.

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