Accountant Officer

Cityscape Residency Samaj

Hattiban 23, Lalitpur

Vacancy Date: 2083/02/04

Position Title: Accountant Officer 

Duty Station: Cityscape Residency Samaj (CRS), Hattiban, Lalitpur 

Categories: NGO/INGO 

Term of Reference (TOR)

The Cityscape Residency Samaj is the registered Society in Lalitpur District Administration Office, Lalitpur, Nepal.  The colony is located around 0.7 Km south & east from Satdobato, Lalitpur. The colony owns 250 plus (individual houses & apartments). The CRS have been registered for the overall management of the colony. The CRS has formed five thematic Sub- Committees, which deal in their respective areas.

Currently, the colony is hosting around 150 families/1000 individuals. Overall, the society is quite new, and under the process of taking over the management from developers. Therefore, the CRS is in the phase of developing a range of systems for the overall management and development of the colony, which includes dozens of communal services & facilities.

The Accountant serves as a principal person to facilitate all society finances in a systematic way and is solely responsible for overall management of income/expenses details of the society. S/he will work under the supervision of Society Manager. Only in case of policy issues, the accountant may be guided by CRS.

Duties:

Basically, the Accountant is responsible for managing day to day financial operations carried out in the society. Further, the Accountant acts as a facilitator relating to the implementation of the financial systems, reporting and its management. The Accountant will take sole responsibility on the below mentioned areas:

Collection & Entries:

• Handle day to day accounting matters
• Proper collection of Service, electricity charge and other charges from the residents in a managed way
• Accurate entry of payment data of the residents
• Payment gateway reconciliation processes
• Maintain ledger scrutiny on a regular basis
• Maintain day book and bank reconciliation 
• Performing monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position/budget variance analyses
• Respond to clients’ inquiries promptly and professionally

Financial Reports:

• Preparation of monthly income expenses reports 
• Responsible for handling petty cash  
• Preparation of balance sheets and vouchers
• Contribute towards finalization of accounts
• Preparation of monthly salary sheets reports

Financial Execution:

• Assist in monthly receipting and tally of books
• Review of Accounting policies and other disclosures 
• Contribute towards expense management, payables and receivables
• Coordinate annual audits and assist Audi team with conducting audits
• Projection of financial exposition
• Address billing inquiries, invoice discrepancies, and payment-related issues
• Preparing and reviewing ledger balances, monthly accounts and financial reports

Others:

• Perform other related duties as directed by Society Manager, Executive Committee (Specially Treasure) and as required.

Functional Skills and Capacity:

• Computer literacy is compulsory and must be proficient in Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Knowledge in Accounting Software (Swastik)
• Ability to correspond and communicate independently with clients.
• High confidentiality
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles
• Proven ability to work under pressure
• Able to perform multi-tasks and work in a very limited resources and able to deal with high pressure situation 
• Having exceptional positive attitude 
• Claim and sensible under pressure/difficult circumstance 
• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles
• Understanding and knowledge of Nepalese taxation policies and rules and regulations regarding finance and accounting

Core Competencies: 

• Effective communication in multi-dimensional society. 
• Teamwork & Innovation.

Education & Professional Work Experience

• Minimum Graduate in finance/ commerce/ management and prefer minimum three years of experience in relevant field.

Offered Salary: 

• Salary can be negotiable for deserving candidates.