Accountant Needed In An International Construction Firm

A constantly growing International Construction firm is looking for an Accountant  (Male or Female).
The office is located in Accra. ACCA or ICAG II – II / CA will be preferred.
An experience in construction, mining, or oil & gas industries will be a plus.

Requirements:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, ACCA/CA II & III.
• Familiarity with accounting software/programs.
• Experience in working in the construction industry or a similar role (Oil and Gas industry, or related field).
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel. Knowing Macros will be a plus.
• Familiarity with ERP software.
• Analytical and Detail-oriented.
• Strong work ethic, team player, time management skills, and Organizational skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities (Partial List):

• Maintain the organization’s books of account.
• Prepare and maintain bank reconciliation statements.
• Manage all accounting transactions.
• Ensure compliance with appropriate tax regulations, including WHT, PAYE, etc.
• Filling of returns, including annual financial statements, tax returns, SSF, etc.
• Prepare Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Financial Statements.
• Prepare Budgets and perform budgets to actual comparisons and investigate variances.
• Assist with Annual Audit and ensure timely audit completion.
• Supervising all accounting activities (accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed asset activities, etc.).
• Coordinate with Human Resources in the management of Payroll.
• Manage all company bank accounts.
• Train and oversee temporary and part-time Account Assistants.
• Oversee all activities in the accounting/finance department.
• Accurate processing and control of financial data and records.
• Timely Distribution of Financial reports to Department Manager/Head of Finance/Managing Director.
• Timely filing and payments of all statutory returns and taxes to avoid payment of penalties and interest.
• Profitability of the company by implementing cost-cutting measures.
• Monitor expenses to prevent budget overruns.

Salary
Target Salary is a maximum of 4000 net GHS – but for unusual high calibre, candidates can go a bit higher.

How to Apply
As a professional, we expect you to follow these instructions please properly:

1. Apply only if you qualify – must have 3 or more years of hands-on experience in accounting – ideally in the Oil & Gas, construction, or mining industry.
2. If applicable, give us a brief indication of the projects and budgets you have been involved with.
   Your CV should have accomplishments and not a mere list of tasks/duties per role.
3. Send a highly customized 2-3 page CV (longer CVs will be rejected since they do not reflect an ability to communicate with brief, focused, clear sentences).
   The CV must be in Word (so NO PDF files, please)  to [email protected] with the appropriate heading: ‘Construction Accountant’  in your email’s subject/ Title line.
4. Ideally, use Arial font No 10 for all of your CV and Arial font No 12 and capitals for your headings, please.
5. Also, please indicate the earliest time you can start working.
6. Once again: DO NOT SEND a CV that is four pages or more long or a CV in PDF format or as GoogleDoc. The ATS is set to ignore CVs longer than three pages.
7. Please: No Google Docs either – we do not have permission to open them, and getting one from you is too complex.
8. A FAIR WARNING: if you don’t customize your CV, don’t expect it to go through with flying colours, and the client will invite you for an interview.

We are looking forward to receiving your CV and meeting with you this week.
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