Accountant

Msaiwale Agro Traders Limited invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates to fill a vacant position below, tenable at its head office in Kasungu.

ACCOUNTANT

Overview:
Reporting to the Directors, the Accountant will be responsible to oversee, analyze, report and give advice for a company financial well-being. S/he will conduct strenuous record keeping and oversee management accounts, company budgeting, and the administration of accounting tasks.

Summary of Key responsibilities

• Responsible for daily administration of financial and accounting practices of the business
• Perform accounting duties as directed including budgeting and costing control
• Responsible for costing and pricing of stock items, including in-progress and finished products
• Responsible for calculating cost pricing of work in progress stock items
• Assist management in preparing documentation for budgeting and financial reporting procedures
• Analyze and report on project and product costing
• Create production of daily and periodic cost statements
• Interpret the statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of cost, budgets, and policies of operation, trends and increased profit possibilities
• Maintain general ledger
• Develop accounting and financial management systems and reports
• Analyze and interpret monthly operating or project performance against budget
• Budget compilation and control, with analysis of monthly reports against budgets
• Payroll management
• Manage year end audit
• Raise payment vouchers for petty cash/bank
• Populate payment requirements/cash reconciliations
• Filing of payment vouchers
• Enforce the production of VAT fiscal receipts on purchases
• Compile list of outstanding invoices
• Utility bill payments: LWB; ESCOM

Qualification and Experience required

Essential

• Minimum of Diploma in Accounting/Business Administration.
• Those with Degrees in Accounting/Business Administration will have an added advantage
• Proven 3-5 years’ accounting work experience preferred

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of accounting standards.
• Understanding of the taxation laws of Malawi.
• Must be honest.
• A high quality of English language verbal and written communication skills a must.
• Good organisational skills.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, hands on and ready to learn.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with accounting packages.
• Training on the Job.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work

Interested and fully qualified candidates should submit their applications together with detailed copies of Curriculum Vitae with traceable and reputable referees to address below;

The Managing Director
Msaiwale Agro Traders Limited
P.O. Box 284
Kasungu.

Or send through email to: msaiwaleagrotraders2023@gmail.com, not later than Wednesday 25th September 2024