Account Manager

Job Summary:

Account Manager responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining the general ledger, and preparing month-end close procedures. Account manager combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and forecasts. The ideal candidate has also experience collaborating and/or managing a team of accountants and junior accountants

Job Description:

• Examining & evaluating financial systems, management procedures, and internal controls to ensure that records are accurate and controls are adequate to safeguard against fraud Misrepresentations
• Directing Preparation of financial reports that showcase & anticipate the organization's financial position
• Reviewing the actual figures, alleviate variances, and amend budgets if necessary
• Sustaining stringent control over outlay & periodic reconciliation to ensure proper employment of funds
• Coordinate, advise, and supervise the structuring of companies, better management through amalgamation, merger, and restructuring
• Administering maintenance of books of accounts, inclusive of P&L account balance sheet and trial balance with the finalization of year-end accounts
• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
• Provide technical support and advice on Management accountant
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Manage accounting assistants and bookkeepers
• Participate in financial standards setting and in the forecast process
• Provide input into the departments goal-setting process
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Assist with tax audits and tax returns
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Plan, assign, and review staffs work support month-end and year-end close process
• Maintaining registers on Debtors, Creditors & expenses sheets as well as other statements for analysis of the profitability position
• Management of cash flow and distribution of funds