Trust Accounting Officer

Main Duties & Responsibilities

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

Qualifications:

• BSc in Accounting degree
• At least 3 years experience in a similar role
• Experience in a community share trust would be an added advantage
• Qualification in ACCA/ CIMA