About the job
The Account Officer will be responsible for the preparation and analysis of payment and petty cash vouchers. This role involves posting all transactions into their respective ledgers and developing, implementing, and modifying record-keeping systems.
Key responsibilities include managing daily banking operations, ensuring prompt banking of all receipts (Cheque/Cash), and registering all incoming invoices. The position also entails maintaining stock ledgers and a filing system for various invoices and payment vouchers.
The Account Officer will prepare weekly departmental reports, update the company's debtors and creditors, and prepare schedules for creditor payments. They will also conduct bank reconciliations, reconcile debtors and creditors (both local and foreign), perform monthly stock taking and valuation, extract the monthly trial balance, compute PAYE and VAT taxes, and prepare the monthly payroll and income statement (Profit & Loss account).
