Financial Accountant
– Banja La Mtsogolo – Lilongwe BLM Support Office
Maintains Fixed
Asset Register and ensure its kept up to date, perform physical verification of
fixed assets annually, Maintains the foreign Currency Denominated Accounts
(FCDA) ledgers, Ensures up to date monthly maintenance of FCDA edger and proper
treatment of exchange r
ate variations arising from the FCDAs, Manages trade
debtors, other debtors ad prepayment ledgers are accurately and regularly
updated , Ensures that effective follow up and action is taken on all
outstanding debtor balances and enquiries for fund recovery, Maintains and
monthly updates the fixed deposit ledger, Meets deadlines on a al
transactions, resulting in timely production of trial balance
Coordination
of bank (and other ) reconciliations and audits – Ensures that all BLM bank
reconciliations are properly, accurately and timely updated and
reconciled bank reconciliations to be done monthly on all BLM bank accounts,
Monthly reconciles FAR to general ledger, Monthly reconciles FCDAs, Monthly
reconciled all balance sheet accounts and updating of BS Tracker, Assist to coordinate
annual external and project audits
SUN
Accounting and information System management – Ensures proper creation of
accounts in the Sun Accounting and Information system and also closing of
unnecessary accounts, Management of periods in the Sun Accounting and
Information system to ensure that transactions are recorded in the right
period, Ensures that periods are properly opened and closed in Sun Accounting
system in manner that would enable proper recording of transactions, Uploads
clinic income templates for all centres, Ensure that the clinic income
templates are timely, and accurately prepared and uploaded into the Sun
Accounting and information system, Proper recording of STF and stock uploads,
Ensure that STF transactions and stock uploads are accurate and timely
prepared, and are properly posted ar uploaded nto the SUN Accounting and
information system, Ensures that supplier invoices are properly coed in line
with the applicable Sun Accounting and Information system orders
Authorization
of head office petty cash
– Ensures that the BLM Head Office petty cash is properly authorized and
maintained
Management
of financial accounting team
– Motivates and sets performance targets for all direct reports, Conducts
thorough and timely performance appraisals of team and sport career development
of subordinates, Effectively manages financial accounting team’s leave to
ensure continuity of work for BLM and no loss of leave for staff members
Other duties
– Any
other duties that may be reasonably be requested by your line manager
Bachelor degree in
Finance or elated fields from a recognized institution of higher learning,
Professional Accountancy qualifications e.g. CPA/ACCA.CIMA.CFA, the Candidate
should have experience working with any EDP system, Sun Accounting system
preferred
Minimum 5 yrs work
experience especially in private sector or NGO
Possess excellent IT
skills, Good organisational skills, Ability to influence and communicate
effectively, Ability to work with minimum supervision, Experience managing a
team of professionals, Ability to work across functions in a collaborative and
effective manner
Initiative,
Innovative, Effective Communication, Responsive, Working Efficiently, Sharing
information, Focus on learning, Commitment, Driven, Accountable, Embracing
change, Motivated, Team player
Possess excellent IT
skills, Good organizational skills, Ability to influence and communicate
effectively, Ability to work with minimum supervision, Experience managing a
team of professionals, Ability to work across functions in a collaborative and
effective manner
If you are
interested and you meet the above requirements, please send your CV and cover
letter including names and contact details of 3 traceable refs one of whom
should be your current or former employer to Human Resource Manager, Banja La
Mtsogolo, P O Box 1854, Lilongwe,
Or email recruitment@banja.org.mw
to reach him not later than 17 April, BLM is an equal opportunities employer,
No canvassing of any kind allowed.
