Purpose:

Reporting to the Finance Director, responsible for all day to day accounting activity, including preparation of monthly management accounts, ad hoc analysis for the Finance Director, supervision of AR & AP functions and various VAT & import/export compliance related matters. Works closely with management team and other associates to provide financial analysis and guidance to help promote revenue growth and maximize profits. Ensures a continuous improvement focus, evaluates business situations to identify improvement ideas and support project prioritization and completion.

Principle Responsibilities: 

• Uphold DDW’s Mission Statement, Quality Policy, Values and Beliefs.
• Preparation of Cash Flow Forecasts and tracking/analysis of same.
• Manage new/existing customer accounts including credit limits and payment timeliness.
• Provide accurate, timely monthly financial reports and related analysis.
• Monitor business performance by investigating financial trends and financial statement variances. Communicate findings to other associates.
• Maintain product costs to enable accurate inventory valuation and product margin analysis.
• Ensure compliance with local tax authorities and government reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all VAT & import/export related matters.
• Assist in preparation of the annual Budget. Monitor monthly progress against the
• Budget and the business plan. Help identify margin offsets if/as required.
• Lead the annual audit by preparing audit schedules and reports as required; liaise with the local audit team.
• Maintain relevant records to track fixed assets and various depreciation schedules for financial reporting, tax compliance and insurance program.
• Other tasks as reasonably required by the Finance Director.

Competency Requirements:

Budgets/Cost Control
Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs, creates accurate and realistic budgets, tracks and adjusts budgets, contributes to budget planning.

Decision Making/Judgment
Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely decisions, makes difficult decisions, uses consensus when possible, and communicates decisions to others.

Problem Solving/Analysis
Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.

Results Focus
Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.

Personal learning and development
Is personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve oneself; recognizes the need to change personal and interpersonal behaviour; actively seeks feedback.

Priority Setting
Spends one’s time and the time of others on what’s important; focuses on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal.

Skills Requirements:

• Knowledgeable and experienced (prefer 3-5 years) in accounting, finance and tax planning.
• Minimum AAT, preferably studying CIMA or equiv.
• Managing others – 2 Accounts Assistants reporting directly
• Defined plan to obtain professional qualifications.
• Computer literate.
• Possesses good interpersonal skills.
• Strong learner, demonstrated ability to stay current with laws, trends and improvements in the field.