Accountant

Position Title:

Accountant

Department:

Accounts

Position the role reports to:

Managing Director (MD)

Behavioural Competencies

Teamwork

·      Working effectively and cooperatively with others

·      Establishing and maintaining good working relationships both internally and externally

·      Actively participating in the team and moving toward the team’s goal.

·      Proficient interpersonal skills.

Quality Focus

·      Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved no matter how small

·      Showing concern for all aspects of the job

·      Strong Analytical skills

·      Ability to review one’s own work and find and correct any mistakes

Continuous Learning & Development

·      Identifying new areas for learning

·      Regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities

·      Using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through putting into practice.

·      Application of proven methods to common and uncommon accounting problems

·      Interest and expertise in how a business function

Problem Solving

·      Committing to an action after developing alternative courses of action that are based on logical assumptions and factual information and that take into consideration resources or constraints

Culture

·      Committing to working to achieve the best working environment, supporting the company’s vision and culture

Technical Knowledge, Position Specific Skills and Experience

·      Advanced written and verbal communication skills

·      Proven ability to adapt to changing work environments

·      Demonstrated ability to meet set targets

·      Knowledgeable in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

·      A demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritise as required

·      Strong client relations skills

·      Have an ability to work both within a team environment and with minimal supervision

·      Be self-motivated and results-oriented

·      Highly organised and can multi-task and work to deadlines,

·      Maintain regular communication with clients and stakeholders,

·      Reliable, patience, tolerance, sensitivity and punctual

·      Ability to build rapport quickly

·      “Can do” attitudes

·      Thinking out of box