Accountant (on Contract)

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Job ID: 121013
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Posted: 04.19.2025

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Job Description:

National Quarries Company Limited is looking for two Accountants to assist in preparing for financial audits. The ideal candidates must be self-driven, highly motivated and have strong organizational skills.  The successful candidates will be offered Two-years contracts.
 

JOB SUMMARY
The Accountants will be accountable for the provision of support services to Management Accountant, the Financial Accountant and the finance team.  They will be actively involved in the preparation of schedules for the Audit process and other financial reports

 
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reconciliation of the Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP) and Inventory sub-ledgers to the General Ledger (GL).
• Preparation of Financial Statements for the respective years ended 30th September.
• Preparation of any audit adjustment journals.
• Prepare and send out confirmations for a sample of both customer and vendors.
• Follow up on responses for Confirmations.
• Management's provision for bad debt workings and Reconciliation of the provision for bad debt.
• Confirm write offs of receivable balances.
• Schedules and Detailed listing of all other receivables.
• Management workings for the inventory obsolescence provision.
• Costing computation for the inventory.
• Supporting documentation to validate any taxation recoverable balances.
• Complete and accurate Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) register
• Reconciliation of the PPE register to GL
• Listing of all PPE additions and disposals
• Computation for any gain/loss arising from the disposal of PPE.
• Where there are write offs of PPE.
• Depreciation computation.
• Obtain external valuation reports in relation to PPE for the respective Financial years.
• Has there been any impairment assessments conducted by Management.
• Development cost reconciliation which agrees to the GL.
• Detailed listing of all development costs for the periods ended.
• Amortization workings for the development cost for the respective Financial years.
• Accumulated deficit reconciliation
• Annual return for the 2021 period.
• Any write backs of accounts payables
• Detailed listing of accruals.
• Detailed listing of all other payables.
• Schedule of royalties payable.
• Management computation of the royalties’ expense.
• Supporting documentation for all royalty payments made.
• Royalty payable confirmation from the Ministry.
• Management's workings to support the environmental rehabilitation liability.
• Computation of the environmental rehabilitation balance.
• Sales invoices register for the respective Financial Years.
• Reconciliation of the sales invoice register to the sales GL accounts.
• Detailed listing of all credit notes issued the respective Financial Years.
• Detailed listing of all manual journals recorded in the sales GL accounts.
• Schedules to support the various categories of cost of sales.
• Reconciliation of the inventory cost of sales expense. 
• Reconciliation of the Payroll register to GL.
• Provide all supporting documents requested by the external auditors inclusive of BIR and NIS receipts.

Job Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum completion of level 2 AACA or CIMA certified or an equivalent professional degree programme or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance and or Management
• Three (3) year working experience in a senior accounting level.

 
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Experience with BC Dynamic
• Proficient in Microsoft word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Sound working knowledge and application on International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Good analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.