Account Manager

Overview

The chosen applicant will be responsible for overseeing financial planning, budgeting, payroll, tax compliance, and financial reporting while making sure that business and industry rules are followed.

Responsibilities

• Create, carry out, and oversee the yearly budgets for the business. • Work together with project teams to create construction project financial projections. • Analyze variances and suggest changes to bring financial performance into line with corporate objectives. • Make ensuring that proper client invoices are prepared and issued on time. • Oversee payment receipting and financial record reconciliation. • Manage billing schedules and make sure receivables are collected on time. • Oversee the timely and accurate processing of payroll for both contractors and employees. Make sure payroll processing complies with tax and labour requirements. • Address and settle any disparities pertaining to payroll. • Comply with local laws while preparing and submitting tax returns (VAT, PAYE, and corporation taxes). • Keep accurate records for all transactions pertaining to taxes. • Communicate with tax officials when they conduct audits or investigations. • To guarantee profitability, keep an eye on project budgets and examine task expenses. • Examine the finances of both current and finished projects to find areas that might want improvement. • Give management information to help with strategic decision-making and cost optimization. • Keep current and accurate financial records in accordance with audit and regulatory requirements. • Assure efficient financial information retrieval and safe documentation. • Oversee the prompt processing of transactions related to accounts payable and receivable. • To guarantee advantageous conditions for payments, bargain and keep up ties with clients and vendors. • Examine ageing reports on a regular basis to deal with past-due accounts. • Examine financial data to offer management decision-making insights. • To make sure there is enough operational liquidity, do a cash flow analysis. • Create and provide financial reports on a regular basis to the management group.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a similar discipline is required; a master's degree is preferred. • It is preferred to have a professional qualification like CA, CPA, ACCA, or CIMA. • Three to five years' minimum experience in accounting, ideally in the building or project-based sectors. Knowledge of accounting software, such as Sage, Tally ERP 9, QuickBooks, or others. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel. • Strong knowledge of payroll systems, tax compliance, and work costing. • Knowledge of best practices and financial rules. • Strong ability to analyze and solve problems. • Outstanding organizational and attention to detail abilities. • Proficiency in interpersonal and communication abilities.