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Job Description
Job Detail
Designation: Accounts Assistant
Job Function: Cashier
Department: Finance & Accounts
Reporting To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Direct Reporting To: Accounts Officer (AO)
Performance Review Period: 3 Months / Not applicable
Authorities: As defined under the Finance and Accounting Manual
Last Updated: April 27, 2012
Relationships
With Purpose
Accounts Officer Report directly to Accounts Officer and undertake tasks at
direction of as well as independently.
Accounts Manager When Accounts Officer unavailable report directly to
Accounts Manager.
Chief Financial Officer When Manager Accounts unavailable report directly to
CFO.
All Departments Give advice and provide assistance to all other staff
where/when required.
Purpose of the position
The Cashiers primary role is to assist the department in the administration of the Companys
cash accounts, cash flows and Companys funds flows.
Good management decisions rely heavily on accurate and timely presentation of financial
information. As such the overall financial health of the Company is supported from this area
through the delivery of effective accounts department services. The role is to be performed
with high standards of service to external and internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
Responsibility 1 Cash Disbursement Function
Compute and record totals of cash transactions.
Sort, count, and wrap currency and coins.
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Count money in cash safe at the beginning and closing of Office to ensure that
amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
Establish or identify prices of goods, services or goods, and tabulate bills usingcalculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to third parties / employees.
Receive payment by cash, check, vouchers, or automatic debits.
Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total.
Cash checks for customers.
Keep periodic cash book of amounts and numbers of transactions.
Pay company bills by cash, vouchers, or checks.
Prepare cheques for payment.
Prepare Cash Vouchers.
Responsible for maintaining and disbursing Petty Cash. Keep cheque books and cash box in the safe.
Coordinate to collect quotations for materials.
Co-ordination in connection with procurement of material and collection of cash
from bank.
Processing the cases of Recoupment of Petty Cash.
Recording of petty cash transactions into the General Ledger System.
Responsibility 2 Accounts Payable Function
Processing of creditors invoices.
Assist the Accounts Officer in raising of payments ensuring proper authorizations via cheque and electronic funds transfer.
Assist the Accounts Officer to communicate with creditors regarding outstanding
accounts and payment of outstanding accounts.
Verifies items billed against items ordered and received and reconciles differences
through follow-up with the vendor and/or other employees.
Responsibility 3 Payroll Function
Assist the Accounts Officer in processing, checking of monthly payroll transactions.
Assist the Accounts Officer in maintaining the payroll.
Responsibility 4 Monitoring Function
Checking of Journal Voucher transactions.
Secondary Responsibilities
Responsibility 5 - Accounts Receivable Function
Daily/periodic Invoicing process invoices of supplier/customer upon receipt of duly
approved relevant invoice request.
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Receipt of employee/supplier/customer payments Checking and verifying to
process cheque payments, other banking transactions and direct deposits.
Daily banking cheques and cash. Processing monthly journals interest received etc.
Communicate with employee/supplier/customer regarding invoicing and payment of
invoices.
Responsibility 6 Monthly Reporting/Annual Reporting
Assist Accounts Officer where required with the preparation of monthly/annual Cash
reports.
Responsibility 7 Administrative Functions
Assist the department in respect of implementation of rules and procedure as andwhere required.
Association and co-ordination with other departments for the upcoming cash needs.
Responsibility 8 Compliance Activities
Assist Manager Finance & Accounts/CFO where required with compliance regime
with regards to GST, Withholding on goods, Withholding on services and Payroll Tax.
Minimal exposure to the risk.
Responsibility 9 Other tasks where required
Any other duties assigned via Finance Order or listed in Finance and AccountingManual or asked by the departmental superiors.
Skills and Personal Attributes
Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and International
Accounting Standards.
Understanding of Generally acceptable accounting procedures.
Enterprise Resource Planning experience.
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook) Experience.
Knowledge of contemporary IT including word processing, email, spreadsheet,
database and similar disciples.
Candidates who have undertaken or are currently completing Tertiary/Vocational
Training in the accounting field.
Demonstrated ability to contribute in a professional and collaborative way to a
team.
Demonstrate high level of oral communication and interpersonal skills including the
ability to manage the flow of people and business, liaise and consult with internal
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and external stakeholders regarding sensitive and confidential matters, and maintain
effective working relationships in a high volume environment.
Demonstrate a high level of confidentiality, tact, discretion, initiative and soundjudgment.
Excellent organizational skills including the ability to determine priorities meet
regular deadlines and take follow up action.
I hereby declare that I will follow the Companys rules and regulations, departmental ordered
and will abide by the following:
Statement of Code of Ethics
perform their duties in accordance with the appropriate recognized ethical and legal
standards; practice honesty and integrity in all aspects of their work;
exhibit professionalism in the workplace, and conduct themselves in a way that will
continue to promote the management's confidence in the integrity of the Company;
be fair-minded, non-discriminatory, and treat all individuals, both internal and external
to the Company equitably, with civility, respect and dignity;
fulfill their assigned responsibilities, and be proactive in developing the skills necessary
to provide high job performance;
exercise fiduciary responsibility with respect to safeguarding the Companys assets;
exercise custodial responsibility with respect to the use of Companys propertyand resources;
exercise, within the requirements of the Companies Ordinance record related laws.
Records related law, confidentiality with respect to information, records, and data
management, respecting the rights and privacy of individuals;
take action to mitigate any real or perceived conflicts of interest; and
comply with Federal and Provincial laws and regulations and Company policies and
procedures.
Value Statements
Loyalty: We are committed to be loyal to the organization at our maximum.
Excellence/Quality: We value innovative, timely, efficient, solution-oriented, and cost-
effective services and systems. We are committed to achieving the highest levels of
management satisfaction. We provide leadership to the organization in delivering
proactive financial solutions and services in support of the corporation strategic plan.
Employee Focus: We are committed to the success of our employees as they are our
most valuable resource.
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Teamwork: We value the contribution our staff makes in achieving our mission and we
support and encourage teamwork and personal development to ensure a high level of
competence, expertise, and satisfaction.
Integrity: We provide services in an honest, ethical, open, courteous, caring and
concerned manner, respecting all people and the free exchange of ideas.
Stewardship: We practice sound financial management and are committed to ensuring
the efficient and effective use of Company resources.
Secrecy: We are committed to maintain secrecy unless rules, regulations, procedures,
law or loyalty demands otherwise.
Communication: We communicate with our various levels of management, Managing
Director, Directors of the Board and internally to manage expectations and assure the
highest levels of satisfaction. We actively seek partnership opportunities and solicit
employee and inter-departments input and respond to their concerns.
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Chief Financial Officer
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