Africa Point is an online travel agent that does business through the AfricaPoint.com website (http://www.africapoint.com) - a multi-service travel portal specialising in Africa. Services offered are hotel, flights, rental cars, safari and tour bookings .
The countries currently covered are: Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda, Seychelles, Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia, and Egypt.
Being a pioneering online travel agent in the region, Africa Point endeavors to aim for growth, taking advantage of experience and a leading role in the online African travel market.
The Company seeks a competent individual to fill the following position:
Accountant (1 Position)
Applicants should be self-starters aged between 24-32 years with enthusiasm and drive to work in a demanding service business environment.
Role:
Develop and maintain appropriate accounting and control procedures
Maintain relevant accounting data accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
Prepare Management Accounts and rto management regarding the finances of company
Handle Tax and Statutory returns ecompliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements
Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses
Keep controls on costs
Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs
Handle cash flow management, debtors, creditors etc
Minimum Requirements
University Degree, or other professional training (e.g CPA ) if the experience compensates lack of degree.
Experience:
4+ years of clean track record of delivery. Also excellent references from previous employers and customers.
Excellent understanding of basics of business finance- profit and loss, gross margins, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc.
Should be able to perform specialized financial record keeping, maintenance, review, verification, and perform related work.
Application Procedure:
Qualified candidates are invited to send their CV, cover letter and telephone numbers of three professional referees via email to careers @ africapoint.com on or before 27th January 2010.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Accountant Job Opportunity : Africa Point
