Lesha Bank is searching for the greatest talent and brightest minds to contribute to the current growth phase at our bank. We are looking for top-tier individuals who are passionate and hungry to add value from day one. Every day at Lesha is different, presenting a new challenge with the opportunity to contribute and grow. We are looking for an Accountant to join the finance team.
Purpose of the role:
Responsible for providing accounting support to the finance team for Accounts Receivable/Payable management, Nostro Reconciliations, preparation of financial statements, review or audit requirements by external auditors or internal auditors or ICOFAR, preparation of ALCO pack or any other ad-hoc finance department deliverable. LESHA BANK’s Finance Division partners with business and support team to contribute to the bank’s growth.
Responsibilities
- Preparation of Daily Reconciliation of Bank Accounts
- Manage Accounts Payable/Receivable process as per FCD policy and meet the turn-around time.
- Ensure that all payments are supported by the proper documents (invoices and approved as per DOA) and post the invoices entries in ERP/T24 system.
- Provide support for Month End closing. Assisting the FINANCE team in the timely completion of the monthly reports by POSTING the month end entries in ERP/T24 system.
- Posting and handling of all accruals, prepayments, salaries posting and other related transactions
- Ensure appropriate documentation for all expenses as per DOA is maintained. Have an efficient file archiving system
- Performs a variety of general and specific accounting support tasks in an accounting department0.
- Reconcile various general ledgers, interdepartmental accounts, intersystem, catch all PL and other suspense accounts.
- Prepares monthly reimbursement summary for review by the Accounting Manager. Provide necessary journal entries and post required approvals.
- Reviews petty cash summary & Cards settlement on submission to check it with supporting documents.
- Assists the Accounting Manager in preparing yearly financial statements while working well with internal and external stakeholders such as auditors and regulators.
- Assist the Finance Manager in meeting the various requirements related to Budgeting, KPI and various MIS.
- Support the Finance Manager in the Budgeting process
- Contribute to continual improvement of MIS and comply to organizational policy and process requirements
- Manage and process payments to ensure timely and accurate transactions.
- Accuracy of various finance reports
- Timely closure of open items in reconciliation, reimbursement, monthly GL controls and credit card settlements.
- Accuracy, timeliness, and level of control in processing expenses
- Timeliness of highlighting the major variances to the Finance Team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- CPA, CMA will be an added advantage.
- Knowledge of IFRS/AAOIFI Standards
- Knowledge of Regulatory & Reporting Requirements
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in accounting functions
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office mainly excels
