Syngenta Zambia Recruiting: General Accountant – August 2017


Description
Inventory
  • Liaise with Reporting and Treasury Manager, Farm Accountant, inventory controller and Farm Finance Analyst to ensure the all items of inventory are correctly valued and correctly capture in the ERP system
  • Play a central role in the consolidation of stock count results during scheduled inventory counts
  • In conjunction with Fin BP, raise journal for the quarterly posting of provision for slow moving inventory
  • On monthly basis, reconcile the inventory subleger to the general ledger and ensure all adjustments are timely corrected
  • In conjunction with Accounts Receivable team, reconcile the movement in inventory in the month to the revenue for that month.

 

General Ledger

  • Perform timely monthly analysis of key GL accounts to enable understanding of the business
  • Responsible for daily running of the stock journal
  • performance whilst paying particular attention to the agreement between the GL and the sub-legers
  • Ensure the GL is accurate and follow up with the Finance team to ensure all GL reconciliations are completed by WD5 after close of the month.
  • Coordinate the reconciliation process to the GL and compile all finance related information from all other GL contact points (HR, Farms etc) to ensure information in the GL is accurate and comply with Syngenta/MRI procedures
  • Liaise with ERP support providers to ensure a continuous sanity check is performed on the GL to avoid misalignment of mappings
  • In conjunction with Fin BP and Reporting & Treasury Manager, review and ensure correctness of cost center reports.

General/Other

  • Support Reporting & Treasury Manager in compilation of month end balance sheet reconciliation and substantiation report
  • Support the team in complying with not only Internal but also external auditors
  • Responsible for drafting statutory Financial statements
  • Support the team in resolution of GL alignment exercises.
Qualifications
Requirements
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar Finance/Accounting role
  • Accounting Bachelor degree and/or any relevant qualification such as ACCA, CPA, ACA.
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • strong knowledge of Cost Accounting, Statutory Finance
  • ERP Knowledge (SAP or Oracle)

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