Job Opportunity: Accountant position available at Kerchanshe Equipment in Addis Ababa. Accounting and Finance jobs in Ethiopia are in high demand. Apply now through GeezJobs - Ethiopia's leading job portal.

Job Summary

The accountant is responsible to prepare financial reports, perform research and analysis, maintain the general ledger, perform account reconciliations, assist with audit preparations, and carry out other accounting duties as may be required.

Job description

• Maintain monthly checklist and ensure that all transactions are processed into the Ledger Before month end,
• Extract all monthly reports and ensure their accuracy from the eCoda,
• Prepare and circulate all Monthly Management Reports as per set timetable,
• Prepare any other reports required by management,
• Ensure that the Trial Balance is reconciled to the Operating Statement and Balance Sheet on a monthly basis,
• Consolidation of local budget files and Preparation of the Annual company budgets,
• Ensure that a Capital Expenditure Report/ Capital Disposal Report (CER/ CDR) is prepared for each addition or disposal of Fixed Assets and that all approvals are obtained,
• Review expenses monthly and advice management where there are variances to the budget.
• Ensure expense allocations is made to the correct account codes,
• Month end review of all postings to ensure expenses are properly posted,
• Follow up expense analysis as per management request,
• Ensure that any misallocation of expenses identified during expense analysis is corrected.

• Verification of petty cash expenditure and approval as per set authority schedule. 

• Monthly Payroll preparing as per timetable and follow up it up to payment stage.

• Prepare employees’ Annual leave Allowance, Severance pays (termination related payments) on time after proper supporting documents are received from HR and Admin department.

• Make sure Salary Income taxes and Pension contributions are properly deducted from salary and paid to tax office every month.

• Prepare commissions payment for Machine sales and PSSRs monthly by checking the actual sales data as per the Mantrac commission policy.

• Verify the per diem payment for staffs whether it follows the company per diem payment policies.

• Verification of Procurement documents for their proper documentation, 

• Checking for every supporting document fulfilment such as contract agreements, materials requisitions, purchase requisitions, Goods Receiving Vouchers are attached whenever necessary and their approval.

• Respond to any questions may be raised from auditors, managers, and colleagues.

• Checking for expenses are charge to the correct cost centres and account codes as per Mantrac chart of Accounts.

• Liaise with Kerchanshe Trading Finance team to have the same understanding on finance documents.

• Ensure that all the necessary documents for the costing of imported parts, machines, Generators, and lift trucks are obtained.

• Maintenance of the fixed assets register with additions and disposals on Coda as per Mantrac Process.

• Ensure that on a day-to-day basis the direct reports are performing their duties to the required standards.

• Take lead in Annual stocks and fixed assets count.

• Ensuring that internal controls are adequate for the needs of the business and to obtain a clear internal and external audit for the company each year.

• Ensure that the country’s tax regulation is adhered to.

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience 5 of which must be heading a finance role in a similar setup

Education

• BA degree in Accounting and Finance 

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their recent CV along with a document that shows their current work experience and earning via email at hr@kerchansheequipment.com within 10 days from the date of this announcement.

Please mention the job title “Accountant” in the subject line of your email application. 

Applications without the job title in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.

NB. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted