Lodge Accountant - Full Financial Oversight & Controls

Job Details Responsibilities Financial Management Reporting Internal Control environment & Safe guarding of company assets and resources Knowledge & Experience Competencies Required Locations Arusha Financial Management - Correct authorisation and allocation of business expenditure - Demonstrate and lead with an independent mind that is capable of questioning the need/requirement for proposed business expenditure and/or to consider that the determined value is reasonable, fair and within acceptable market ranges - Timely and accurate recording of transactions, whether on the Panstrat system or within manual systems such that transactions are recorded on a day-to-day basis - Prepare supplier payment requests - Interpretation and analysis of management accounts - Assist with payroll preparation and reconciliations - Collation and resolution of general ledger queries - Resolve all queries on balance sheet reconciliations - Manage and update stock sheets Reporting - Meeting certain non-negotiable finance deadlines - Provide timely feedback on management accounts to the Regional Finance Manager - Driving monthly finance meetings to discuss financial performance - feedback of these meetings to be communicated to the Regional Finance Manager - Oversee and assist in the compiling of budgets and quarterly forecasts. - Assist lodge managers/ Director with queries - Assisting with year-end audit - Reconciling various accounts including clearing accounts and inter lodge transactions - Manage and supervise all reports to ensure that their duties are performed in line with output requirements expected of the Lodge Accounting Officer Internal Control environment & Safe guarding of company assets and resources - Maintaining stock control procedures - Actively assist with month-end stock takes - Actively monitor, formulate and updating the internal controls within the lodge and conduct documented internal audits and spot checks where necessary - Actively practice the principle of professional scepticism on a day to day basis - A duty to investigate and follow up any occurrence or suspected occurrences where the company has or may suffer losses - Maintain a duty to ensure that company assets are, properly recorded, safeguarded and cared for by those responsible for their custody - Take full responsibility of petty cash, mobile wallets, company bank accounts - Perform regular audits on safari shop systems and processes - Reviewing that expenditure is kept in line with budget - Ensure that accurate documentation is kept on record Training - Assist all staff with PanStrat - Assisting and training the lodge staff members in accounting principles - Review and train Front of House systems

Knowledge & Experience - 3 Years finance degree or relevant qualification (preference will be given to candidates with a CPA) - 3-4 years' experience - Microsoft Office Computer literate - Excel basics are essential - PanStrat experience preferable - Fluent in English (oral and written) Competencies Required - Analysis and problem solving - Critical thinking - always maintain a high level of professional scepticism - Independent and confident to ask and/or question costs or decision - Attention to detail