Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares monthly financial reports, with supporting analyses where appropriate.
• Monitors and reports on the performance of investment portfolios, ensuring documentation is kept up to date, filed and secured, where applicable.
•  Liaises with banks and financial institutions as needed and makes appropriate recommendations in order to maximize returns on the organization’s funds. 
• Reconciles Investment Ledger with General Ledger monthly.
• Maintains the company’s Fixed Assets register, supported by appropriate documentation.
• Reconciles all statutory payables (PAYE, NIS, Health Surcharge, Green Fund Levy, Business Levy, Corporation Tax, 6% tax, VAT) on a monthly basis.
• Prepares regulatory reports by the stipulated deadline.
• Performs selected Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Ensures that other Balance Sheet reconciliations and selected income/expense analyses are prepared and signed off each month, ensuring that reconciling items are cleared in a timely manner.
• Ensures that receipts/deposits and payments are posted to the General Ledger on a daily basis, as far as possible.
• Reviews GL entries after posting to ensure that all journals are posted correctly.
• Prepares daily cash book, showing all receipts and payments.
• Reviews and signs off Cheque Payment Vouchers.
•  Periodically audits Petty Cash.
• Assists in the preparation of interim and year-end audit schedules and deals with auditors’ requests for information in a timely manner.
• Supports the preparation of the annual corporate budget by providing appropriate inputs.
• Ensures an appropriate and adequate system of internal controls is in place and periodically makes recommendations for improvement.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies.
•  Adheres to Anti-Money Laundering guidelines and other financial, legal and statutory requirements.
• Supports the maintenance of a team environment by performing other related duties.