Junior Accounts Officer - Plantations SOCFINAF Ghana

PSG is an Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations company located at Daboase in the Wassa East District of the Western Region.  It is a wholly owned subsidiary of SOCFINAF SA  of Luxembourg and has over 2,000 employees.

Job Description

Plantations Socfinaf Ghana (PSG) Limited wishes to inform all qualified and interested candidates about a vacant position in its Finance Department: JUNIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER

REPORTS TO:  ACCOUNTS MANAGER

JOB PURPOSE

Assist the Accounts Supervisor with the timely and accurate processing of financial records.  Preparation of various reports and their analysis in the monthly closing exercises.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Depending on the specific accounting tasks that may be assigned to the prospective employee by his/her immediate Supervisor and/or Head of Department and that may vary from time to time to ensure a certain flexibility within the Finance Department, the main functions may include but are not limited to assisting the Accounts Manager and his Supervisors in the following:

• Timely and accurate payment of supplier invoices.
• Timely and accurate entry of all transactions into the Accounting System.
• Preparation of reconciliations of suppliers' and customers' accounts.
• Preparation of various analyses of suppliers, customers, and cost accounts.
• Preparation of invoices and debit notes to customers.
• Preparation of salaries and wages and all issues arising therefrom.
• Maintaining an accurate database of fixed assets.
• Ensuring proper filing of all accounting documents.
• Ensuring that the company’s Accounting Policies and Procedures are strictly adhered to.
• Assist in physical stock takings of stores and fixed assets.
• Preparation of the monthly trial balance, profit & loss statements, budgets.

Required Skills or Experience

ATTRIBUTES OF THE JOB

• Must have a flair for numbers.
• Good English communication Skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Accuracy.
• Very analytical.
• Very Honest.
• Organized and efficient.
• Respect Timelines.
• Good interpersonal relationships.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum educational attainment of DEGREE in Accounting.
• Experience with SAGE ERP and Microsoft Excel is preferred.
• Applicants should have completed their National Service.