Trust Accounting Officer

<p><strong>Main </strong><strong>Duties &amp; Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Preparation of organization budget</li> <li>Timely production of accurate monthly management accounts and bank reconciliations.</li> <li>Cash flow and treasury management</li> <li>Developing, monitoring and reporting on partnership accounts (where established).</li> <li>Designing and implementing internal controls for the organization</li> <li>Ensure compliance with finance and administration statutory requirement.</li> <li>Designing and implementing accounting policies, procedures and guidelines</li> <li>Providing secretarial services to the Board and its committees.</li> <li>Human resources and Payroll management</li> <li>General administration support.</li> <li>Ensures respect of government and statutory requirements</li> <li>Manages organizational property in terms of rents, security, insurance</li> <li>In charge of proper organization of the Office: furniture / purchasing arrangement / office cleanliness</li> <li>In charge of the HR function and payroll</li> <li>Ensures good time management (punctuality, respect of deadlines)</li> <li>Preparation for full year audit with a responsibility to ensure that we receive an unqualified audit report all the time;</li> <li>Assisting auditors during the financial audit;</li> <li>Preparation of the financial budget for the following year for review by the CEO and approval by the Board of Trustees;</li> <li>Preparation and submission of all annual returns, submission and reports required by the relevant authorities.</li> <li>For internal reporting please note no formats are present and incumbent will be required to come up with formats.</li> <li>Preparation of books of accounts, all relevant reconciliations, monthly management accounts and commentary to explain any variances from the approved budget;</li> <li>Preparation of monthly returns and submissions as required by the relevant regulatory authorities;</li> <li>Attending and presenting the financial report to any monthly management meetings</li> </ul> <p>Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>BSc in Accounting degree</li> <li>At least 3 years experience in a similar role</li> <li>Experience in a community share trust would be an added advantage</li> <li>Qualification in ACCA/ CIMA</li> </ul>