About US:
Reliable Corporate Solutions (RCS) is a performance enhancement firm known for people and organization development. We specialize in developing and strengthening organization systems through research and information interpretation, behavioral and attitude change, Staff training, Recruitment, and R & D. They would like to recruit for a valuable client, a consultancy firm.

Job Summary: The Accounts Assistant performs a variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling financial transactions, statements, records, and reports; maintains the accuracy of the ledgers and subsidiary financial systems; assists in the preparation of assigned budgets, annual audit, and year end closing; and provides highly responsible staff assistance to assigned management staff.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform a variety of professional accounting functions supporting operations; maintain accuracy of general, revenue, and expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.
The incumbent will reconcile financial ledgers and records; prepare financial statements and reports, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules; research and resolve discrepancies.
Keenly review and audit all accounts payable, purchase orders, cash receipts, business licenses, payroll, utility billing, and other accounting records and transactions; ensure money is posted to correct accounts and that all accounts balance.
Provide support in the development of the annual budget; assist in the review and validation of the annual budget; create a variety of spreadsheets, documents, and graphs; assist in preparing the final budget document.
Prepare bank reconciliations and related journal entries for a variety of accounts.
Prepare a variety of monthly, periodic, and annual financial and statistical reports and account summaries
Render support in the preparation of year end closings and accompanying financial reports.
Perform grant accounting work related to state or grant agency funding; maintain records for audit purposes.
Maintain and track fixed asset inventory control records.
Actively participate in the year-end audit; compile and prepare supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports as requested by auditors.
Prepare tax remittances for payment.
Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve issues in an efficient and timely manner.
Provide responsible staff assistance to management staff; perform special department projects as assigned.
Serve as department liaison to various committees as necessary.
Perform any other related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s in Accounting, B. Commerce or Finance degree from an accredited University ACCA, CPA.
At least four years of increasingly responsible experience performing journey to complex accounting and finance work.
Working knowledge of operations, services and activities of a general accounting program.
Working knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and auditing including general ledger, debit, credit, journal entries and audit procedures.
Computerized accounting and financial systems.
Working knowledge of methods and techniques of analyzing general ledgers and preparing journal entries.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Working knowledge of principles of budget preparation and control.
Working knowledge of methods and techniques of preparing financial reports and statements.
Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
Principles of business letter writing and report preparation.
Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
Ability to perform a variety of professional accounting and financial analysis functions.
Ability to complete detailed accounting transactions.
Ability to reconcile and adjust financial statements with the general ledger.
Ability to prepare and maintain accurate financial statements, records and reports.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy.
Budget development skills
Ability to operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and associated word processing and spreadsheet applications.
Ability to keenly analyze complex financial transactions and formulas.
Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Maintain efficient and effective financial systems and procedures.
Examine and verify financial documents and reports.
Work independently in the absence of supervision.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to apply should send their updated CVs via Email to; office@rcsconsult.net.

Deadline: 14th March, 2016