Accounting Technician

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:

Administrative Responsibilities 

• Plans work activities and prepares schedules; 
• Certifies payment vouchers in accordance with FAA Act and other regulations;
• Maintains all financial records of receipts and payments and journal entries etc;
• Ensures all accounting records are appropriately filed for easy retrieval; 

Technical/Professional Responsibilities 

• Maintains Deposit register; 
• Monitors deposit balances and resolves reconciling items; 
• Prepare analyses of cash and balance for different projects on a monthly basis;
• Maintains third party deposit register as required after payment on a monthly basis;
• Prepares project financial statement monthly; 
• Creates transaction batches in SAGE for Invoices, Payments, Adjustments for weekly processing; 
• Analysis of Digicel CUG billing for settlement; 
• Generate cheques for all payment activities; 
• Generate file upload batches for online disbursements 
• Issues withholding certificates for external suppliers; 
• Monitors On/Off controls for each deposit payment; 
• Withhold retention & Taxes where applicable;
• Off System controls for each deposit Account; 
• Maintains deposit & contract register; 

Required Competencies:

Technical 

• Sound knowledge the FAA Instructions and other financial and accounting principles and practices; 
• Working knowledge of relevant computer applications; eg. Sage Accpac
• Sound knowledge of accounting practices and financial management relating to GoJ;
• Knowledge of Government budgeting principles and practices; 

Behavioural 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; 
• Organized and deadline-oriented; 
• Possesses initiative and confidentiality; 
• Sound ethics and integrity; 
• Results and team oriented; 
• Possess strong organizational skills; 
• Methodical and thorough in work approach; 
• Good analytical and judgement skills; 

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• ACCA Level 1/ Certificate in Accounting from a recognized tertiary institution or equivalent qualification 
• One (1) year related experience 

OR 

• Diploma in Government Accounting – MIND 
• Two (2) years related experience; 

OR 

• Successful completion of Levels I and II of the Certificate in Government Accounting;
• Completion of related Financial Management Courses; 
• Three (3) years’ related experience. 

We thank all persons who express an interest; however, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.