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JD Accountant

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Job Title Accountant

Job Grade / Level Insert the desired grade for a new role, or the current grade for an existing
role.
Insert the name of the SBU, the function and the cluster for example:
SBU / Function / Business Area
Finance

Date of Completion of Role 19 December 2011


Profile

Name of Current Job Holder (if Joel Mbulo


applicable)

Number of Jobholders One

Number of Direct Reports One (1) Assistant Accountant

Other Dimensions such as


Budget Managed

Total Number of Reports One (1)

Contract Employment
Full/ part time

Language requirements English


(if applicable)

1
Main purpose of the job

Is accountable for maintaining books of accounts and safeguarding assets of the LuSE, to ensure records
are accurate and update.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Maintains LuSE’s fixed asset register and calculate monthly depreciation to ensure that LuSE’s assets
are safeguarded and accurately recorded.

2. Maintains the debtor’s ledger to ensure that debts are collected within the stipulated time and
ensure that the LuSE’s working capital requirements are well catered for.

3. Monitors and manage the company’s cash flow in order to advise the finance manager on how to
maximize the company’s treasury income.

4. Produces monthly journals and manage all the ledger accounts and checking postings by the assistant
accountant to ensure that there are no misposts and also to ensure accuracy in the accounts.

5. Prepares and interpret management accounts as well as variance analysis to ensure that true and fair
financial statements are prepared in readiness for the board meetings, year-end audit or whenever
need for them arises.

6. Prepares and issue all invoices (trade commissions, custodial services, listing fees etc) in order to
maximize the company’s revenue.

7. Attends to all bank related queries and they are resolved in the shortest possible time in order to
maintain a sound relationship with bankers.

8. Provides input in the preparation of the monthly payroll by ensuring that all statutory payments are
made by the assistant accountant to ensure that employees are paid in time and also the company
complies to statutory deadlines.

9. Provides input to the CSD Department with calculations of interest payable when the LuSE is acting as
a transfer secretary.

10. Provides input in reviewing of financial statements for financial conformity with the LuSE listing rules
for those companies that want to list on the LuSE in order to uphold LuSE listing rule. .

EDUCATIONA, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

1. Technical skills/ Competencies

Preferred Essential
 Investment / Treasury management 
skills
 Computer skills
 Financial reporting skills
 Budgetary preparation and control
skills
 Project Management skills

2
 Finance and Accounting
2. Knowledge and expertise

Preferred Essential
 Knowledge in the stock 
exchange/capital markets
 Knowledge in accounting packages
 Financial Accounting Knowledge
 Good understanding of the
international reporting standards
applicable to the LuSE

3. Experience and qualifications

Preferred Essential
 Bachelors degree in accountancy
and/or professional
qualification .i.e. ACCA/CIMA/CA
 2 years working experience in a
financial institution

4. Training Requirements

Preferred Essential
 Training in regulatory rules
 Stock brokers course

JOB EVALUATION RATIONALE

Knowledge requirement Score


Applies accounting theory and practices within the area of financial EI2 200
reporting. Communicates, informs others staff on financial processes and
interprets finance department policies and procedures. Supervises
Assistant Accountant requiring moderate HR skills.
Problem solving and challenges
Work challenges are resolved within diversified procedures and D3(33%) 66
precedents. Assistance is from Finance Manager for unusual situations
Decision making and authority
Contributes to financial processes as part of the a finance team. Latitude D1C+ 66
to chose course of action from within varied work procedures.
Total 332

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