VACANCY NOTICE
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the post of Assistant Accountant within the Treasury Department Government of Montserrat.
JOB PURPOSE:
To assist with the production of draft statutory and management reports and approval of payments.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Processing of payments, Smartstream request forms and maintain register of authorised signatories;
- Assisting in the production of schedules for the statutory accounts (Journal entries, Trial Balances, advances etc);
- To prepare bank reconciliation statement on a monthly basis;
- To provide final approval for payment requests on SmartStream;
- To prepare Bank Draft and Wire Transfer requests on a daily basis;
- Preparing Cash Balances for Treasury Consolidated Fund and Capital Bank Accounts on a daily basis;
- Draft management reports;
- Oversee processing of payments;
- Maintain a register of authorised signatories.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
The successful applicant must:
- Have a Secondary School Leaving Certificate (3 O’ levels one of which should be in mathematics)
- Have an Accounting Technician’s Certificate, or expected to enrol in an accounting professional training course;
- Have five (5) years working experience previous employment in the Public Sector will be an asset;
- Be Familiar with GOM financial legislation;
- Be IT competent;
- Have good time management skills;
- Be SmartStream Competent;
- Be a team player;
- Have good Communication skills and be able to liaise with internal and external customers;
- Be flexible willing to learn.
The Assistant Accountant will be supervised closely by the Accountant (Financial Management Services) to ensure proper reports are produced
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Appointments will be made on a contractual basis for a period of two years with the possibility of renewal.
REMUNERATION PACKAGE
Basic Salary
The salary scale for the post is R28-22/22-16, that is, EC$41,760 to $50,976/$50,976-$60,480 per annum (taxable).
HOW TO APPLY:
Application forms can be obtained from the Government of Montserrat’s website at www.jobs.gov.ms or by contacting the Human Resources Management Unit, Brades, Montserrat by e-mail to jobs.hrmu@gov.ms or by telephone at (+664) 491-2365/2444 or by fax at (+664) 491-6234.
To apply send your completed application form with a cover letter, a recent police certificate/record and certified copies of proof of qualifications must be provided and as well as the names and addresses of two referees to the Human Resources Management Unit by
December 29, 2017.
