GENERAL PRESENTATION OF DUTIES

 Collect and process accounting data of the company to produce management reports and financial statements. Regularly provide accurate, exhaustive and reliable financial information on the performance of the company to the Managing Director and the shareholders.

 REQUIRED ACADEMIC / EDUCATION BACKGROUND

 University degree in Finance, Accounting and / or Audit and Control.

 - At least 10 to15 years of experience in a similar position acquired from industrial or forestry companies.

 COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE

 The chief accountant will have the mission to set up from scratch the general accounting system of the company with the help of 4 staff.

 He is expected in particular to:

- Produce on a monthly basis the balance sheet of the group operations.

- Supervise the payroll of 80 staff.

- Check on a regular basis bank reconciliations.

- List outstanding supplier invoices by age.

- Set for each operation department a cost control system enabling management to follow expenses and production level.

- Prepare with management budgets and treasury forecast to help follow up the production activity.

- Liaise with legal and tax as advisor of the company on the various issues in relation with V.A.T, tax on profits, insurances etc.

- Liaise with company auditors on preparation of annual accounts, secretarial duties and board representation.

- Help management to select accounting software to handle company accounts and data recording.

- Proven ability to work with colleagues remotely.

- Proven ability to write management reports.

- Proven skills in IT tools, specifically on accounting software such as Microsoft Dynamics, Business Objects and SAGE.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to adapt quickly to any accounting software.

- Good linguistic skills in English, additional knowledge in French is required.

- Able to handle himself/herself in a discreet manner.

- Acute sense of detail, being able to consistently produce accurate reports.

- Able to manage a team.

- Good interpersonal skills.

- Highly professional, honest, serious and respectful of the hierarchy.

- Painstaking worker.

 Work place: Kribi

 Deadline: 31/10/2015