Vacancy title:
Chief Accountant

Jobs at:
APM Terminals

Deadline of this Job:
5th November, 2018

Duty Station:
Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 24th October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

APM Terminals Tanzania– Inland Services currently has a vacancy for a Chief Accountant. This role will direct and organize all general accounting activities and accounting staff as well as prepare accounting and financial reports and ensure accurate accounting systems and recoth keeping. This role will also control the overall book-keeping process with the varied nature of tasks performed every day and is the custodian of financial statements of the company.

JOB DETAILS:

WE OFFER

• Specific exposure to accounting & audit management in a Transport and Logistics Industry
  
• Exposure to operations in the Transport and Logistics Industry
  
• Relevant next career steps might be:
  
• Finance Manager to handle funds management
  
• Position within regional or central finance function
  
• Head of Finance in a smaller terminal
  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains the general ledger and all related accounts with proper documentation and recoths of all company transactions; reviews entries to the general and subsidiary ledgers to assure accuracy and compliance with the company's and established accounting principles; controls all changes to chart of accounts.
  
• Responsible for monthly and year-end closing of the general ledger including preparation of journal entries.
  
• Responsible for maintaining computerized accounting system, backup control, assisting accounting staff with questions and generating computer reports and statements.
  
• Administers preparation of interim, year-end and comparative financial reports; performs and provides analysis of current results to prior periods and/or budget.
  
• Prepares required government reports as directed by the controller and responds to inquiries as necessary.
  
• Responsible for review and preparation of payroll recoths and processing of payroll checks and reports by outside payroll service.
  
• Maintains fixed asset recoths and control; determines depreciation terms/rates to apply to capitalized items; prepares property tax returns for review by Controller.
  
• Ensures the subsidiary ledger of accounts payable is reconciled with the control accounts.
  
• Reviews the General Ledger on a regular basis, to ensure cost codes are being properly used, and creates new ledger accounts or new transaction codes, as needed.
  
• Processes depreciation calculations monthly.
  Closes the general ledger every month, reporting final balances for monthly accounts.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• This role requires a university degree in business or accounting.
  
• Qualification as a Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent is preferable.
  
• Requires at least 5 - 7 years of progressively more responsible general accounting and finance experience.
  
• Requires at least two years of management / supervisory experience.
  
• Must have extensive knowledge of international accounting standaths, accounting principles and practices, including some knowledge of international audit standaths.
  
• Must have a working knowledge of Management Accounting fundamentals and its applications.
  
• Must be familiar with best practices in the professional field of accounting.
  
• Must have working knowledge of payroll, accounts payable, and general
• ledger processing.
  
• Requires ability to communicate in English, both verbally and written.