Accountant

About the Position

Accountant - Dar es Salaam

We are seeking an Accountant to handle accounts and finance roles, including month-end financial reporting and balance sheet reconciliations in Dar es Salaam.

Responsibilities

General Ledger & Month-End Financial Reporting

• Assist with management account preparation
• Assist the Financial Accountant with month-end reporting
• Ensure timely preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure correct close of shipping files
• Process financial journals as per procedure
• Analyse general ledger accounts and provide explanations for variances
• Review cost centres for allocation correctness

Communication & Customer Service

• Communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner, upholding the company’s reputation at all times, whether written or verbal communication.
• Adhere to all communication requirements as stipulated by management.
• All communication received is to be responded to within 15 minutes.

General Administration

• Adhere to company and legislative requirements – physical and/or electronic.
• Retrieve filed and archived documents when required.

Follow and Uphold Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Policies

• Assist with the safety of all colleagues, clients, suppliers or any other party in your work area.
• Ensure that you know and adhere to all SHEQ policies and requirements.

Follow and Uphold All Company Policies and Procedures

• Ensure that all colleagues, clients, suppliers or any other party in your work area adheres to all SHEQ policies and requirements.
• Report any breach of SHEQ policy or requirement or incident to the SHEQ officer and your manager.
• Report any recommendations for improving SHEQ policies.
• Ensure that you know and adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all colleagues in your work area adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Report any breach of Company policy or procedure to your manager or the Human Resources manager.

Others

• Promote excellent customer service.
• Perform all financial and administrative activities essential to sustaining revenue and client satisfaction.
• Assist management in identifying growth opportunities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Promote Just in Time and Zero Defect principles.
• Negotiate rates and services with suppliers where applicable.
• Perform any other reasonable task that may be assigned by Management or requested by the client.
• Carry out the duties of colleagues as requested by Management whilst the colleagues are on leave or during peak periods.

Requirements

Education

• Degree in Accounting & Finance or related field

Experience

• Similar experience within an accounting department

Skills

• Core Skills:

  • High level of computer literacy – MS Office
  • SAP accounting software
  • Reconciliations
  • Basic IFRS and SARS compliance knowledge

• Secondary Skills:

  • Excellent verbal & written communication
  • Excellent analytical skills

We Offer

• Join Steinweg to ensure our services exceed client expectations. Apply now to become part of our dynamic team!

About the Company

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Interested?

Please send your CV to [email protected]