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• Perform a variety of professional accounting
  functions supporting operations; maintain accuracy of general, revenue,
  and expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.
• The incumbent will reconcile financial
  ledgers and records; prepare financial statements and reports, general and
  subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules; research and resolve
  discrepancies.
• Keenly review and audit all accounts payable,
  purchase orders, cash receipts, business licenses, payroll, utility
  billing, and other accounting records and transactions; ensure money is
  posted to correct accounts and that all accounts balance.
• Provide support in the development of the
  annual budget; assist in the review and validation of the annual budget;
  create a variety of spreadsheets, documents, and graphs; assist in
  preparing the final budget document.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and related
  journal entries for a variety of accounts.
• Prepare a variety of monthly, periodic, and
  annual financial and statistical reports and account summaries
• Render support in the preparation of year end
  closings and accompanying financial reports.
• Perform grant accounting work related to
  state or grant agency funding; maintain records for audit purposes.
• Maintain and track fixed asset inventory
  control records.
• Actively participate in the year-end audit;
  compile and prepare supporting schedules, work papers, and financial
  reports as requested by auditors.
• Prepare tax remittances for payment.
• Respond to public inquiries in a courteous
  manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve issues
  in an efficient and timely manner.
• Provide responsible staff assistance to
  management staff; perform special department projects as assigned.
• Serve as department liaison to various
  committees as necessary.
• Perform any other related duties as required.
  

• The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s in Accounting, B. Commerce or Finance degree from an accredited University ACCA,
  CPA.
• At least four years of increasingly
  responsible experience performing journey to complex accounting and
  finance work.
• Working knowledge of operations, services and
  activities of a general accounting program.
• Working knowledge of principles and practices
  of accounting and auditing including general ledger, debit, credit,
  journal entries and audit procedures.
• Computerized accounting and financial
  systems.
• Working knowledge of methods and techniques
  of analyzing general ledgers and preparing journal entries.
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Working knowledge of principles of budget
  preparation and control.
• Working knowledge of methods and techniques
  of preparing financial reports and statements.
• Principles and practices of financial record
  keeping and reporting.
• Principles of business letter writing and
  report preparation.
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including
  computers and applicable software applications such as word processing,
  spreadsheets, and databases.
• Ability to perform a variety of professional
  accounting and financial analysis functions.
• Ability to complete detailed accounting
  transactions.
• Ability to reconcile and adjust financial
  statements with the general ledger.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate
  financial statements, records and reports.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations
  with speed and accuracy.
• Budget development skills
• Ability to operate a variety of office
  equipment including a computer and associated word processing and
  spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to keenly analyze complex financial
  transactions and formulas.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a
  variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited
  standardization exists.
• Maintain efficient and effective financial
  systems and procedures.
• Examine and verify financial documents and
  reports.
• Work independently in the absence of
  supervision.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and
  written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both
  orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective
  working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

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