Chief Accountant Jobs in Botswana

Job
description

• Develops
  an appropriate financial policy framework to guide Bata’s financial
  decision making
• Analyses
  business operations, trends, costs, revenue, financial commitments,
  obligations to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice
• Analyses
  and reviews information to assess the current and future financial status
  of BATA
• Establishes
  procedures for custody and control of assets, records, loan collateral,
  and securities, in order to ensure safekeeping
• Oversees
  the preparation and consolidation of budgets and forecasts in accordance
  with budgetary assumptions and guidelines
• Provides
  sound financial advice management about issues such as resource
  utilization, tax strategies and assumptions underlying budget forecasts
• Reviews
  and analyses the overall Bata spending budgets, prepares periodic reports
  that compare budgeted costs to actual costs
• Analyses
  and classifies risks and investments to determine their potential impact
  on BATA
• Analyses
  management accounts, financial projections and reports, to facilitate
  business making decisions in accordance with the reporting time table
• Evaluates
  financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures, and
  investment activities, and makes recommendations for changes to
  procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control
  functions to facilitate business decision making and the accurate
  maintenance of financial records
• Surveys
  operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop and
  maintain solutions to business and financial problems
• Ensures
  proper filing and security of accounting records and liaises with the IT
  unit for back-ups and disaster recovery systems
• Prepares
  cash flow forecasts and manage bank accounts to optimise returns on
  surplus funds while meeting cash flow requirements
• Works
  with the Risk & Internal Auditors in planning, directing, and
  coordinating risk and insurance programs of establishments to control
  risks and losses
• Responds
  to audit queries and addresses key financial issues confronting the
  organisation
• Ensures
  that accounting processes are carried out in accordance with procedures to
  meet specific deadlines e.g. payroll, payment of creditors, monthly
  returns, cash flow management e.t.c.
• Coordinates
  and assists in preparation of tenders for goods with departments and
  advises on procedures to ensure adherence to, and compliance with, tender
  policies procedures
• Any
  other duties as assigned by the General Manager

Requirements

• A
  Degree in Business Administration
• Knowledge
  in Pastel is an added advantage
• ACCA/
  CA/ CIMA is an added advantage
• 5 or
  more years of experience in a similar position

Competencies

• Attention
  to detail
• Customer
  focus
• Ability
  to work without close supervision
• Computer
  skills and numeracy
• Confidentiality
• Communication
  & negotiating skills
• Assertive
  and decisive
• Proactive
• Planning
  and organizing

Company
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