Senior Accountant Job (65K)
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Job Summary
Our client is seeking to recruit a hands-on, highly practical, self-managed Senior Accountant / SME Finance Lead who can independently run the accounting function of the company in a lean but growing manufacturing and distribution environment.
The Role
The purpose of this role is to ensure that the company has a finance lead who can:
- Maintain accurate and complete books of account
- Reconcile all bank, cash, customer, supplier, tax and inventory records
- Clean, structure and maintain historical and current accounting records
- Ensure the company remains compliant with statutory and tax requirements
- Maintain proper financial filing and data continuity
- Submit timely management reports
- Convert financial data into practical decision-making reports for a manufacturing and distribution business
- Protect the company from revenue leakage, weak debtor control, poor expense allocation, and inaccurate stock costing
- Support management with reliable financial information for operational and strategic planning
Qualifications & Experience
The candidate must have the following as a minimum:
- Strong hands-on QuickBooks experience
- Practical experience posting and reconciling bank and cash transactions
- Ability to work with historical accounting records and maintain continuity of financial data
- Practical experience with accounts payable and supplier reconciliation
- Practical experience with accounts receivable, debtor control, and credit account management
- Demonstrated competence in withholding tax and VAT withholding reconciliation
- Ability to manage core accounting responsibilities personally in a lean SME environment
- Ability to produce reports from financial data for decision-making
- High level of filing discipline, record accuracy, and accountability
- Willingness to work full-time in-office and remain fully committed during working hours
Skills & Qualifications
The ideal candidate will likely be someone who:
- Has worked in an SME, owner-managed business, manufacturing business, distributor, or similar practical environment
- Bachelor’s degree in account/finance related course
- CPA certification or equivalent is required
- Is execution-driven rather than theoretical
- Is comfortable being accountable for results
- Has managed multiple accounting functions personally
- can handle complexity without needing constant support
- Can translate numbers into action
- Values stability, integrity , long-term growth, and disciplined work
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates to submit their CVS and a copy of driving license to jobs@summithrmc.com
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