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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | GENERAL INSURANCE INDUSTRY NOVEMBER 2008 |
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Assistant Accountant |
| Position Code: | 2330 | | Career Level: | 2 |
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Responsible for
Supervising the processing, analysis and reporting of financial transactions and information and/or supervising the coordination of budgeting processes and preparing various management reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. |
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Reports To
Chief Accountant or Financial Controller. |
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Supervises
Typically no supervisory responsibilities. |
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Main Activities
Performing activities associated with organisational financial planning and/or management accounting reports.
Providing analyses and commentary to accounts and financial/management reports.
Maintaining the financial/management accounts and general ledger systems (at least to trial balance stage) to ensure the maintenance of a common information base.
Assisting with the participation of various budget processes and assisting with the preparation of various management reports, mostly on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
Assisting in monitoring and reporting on cash flow and liquidity.
Ensuring requirements relating to both internal financial/management and external regulatory information are catered for by computerised information systems.
Assisting with the preparation and submission of statutory returns as required.
Assisting in special investigations/projects concerning a wide-range of commercial accounting issues as required.
Providing or supervising the clerical activities involved in such activities as reconciling the inter-organisational information required for management reporting purposes.
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Key Skills
Ability to analyse and communicate financial information.
Sound knowledge of organisational accounting procedures.
Developing skills within financial/management accounting principles.
Computer literacy - with a sound knowledge of accounting software and spreadsheet programmes.
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Internal Contacts
Divisional Managers, Internal Audit, IT Staff, Sales & Marketing Staff, Legal Staff. |
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External Contacts
External Auditors, Government Officials, Bank Officials, Customers and Suppliers. |
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Typical Experience
At least 2 - 4 years of relevant accounting experience - including exposure to such activities as general accounting, financial analysis and reports. Will possess (or be working towards to the completion of) recognised professional qualifications |
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Other Comments
A developmental role within the organisation's accounting area. |
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