Job Title: Accountant

Status: Full time position (for Rwandan Citizens Only) Organization: Rwanda Finance Limited

Duty Station: Kigali, Rwanda

Application Deadline: 09th October 2024

Submit CV, Cover letter and Academic degree to: [email protected]

General Overview

Rwanda Finance Limited (RFL) is the agency mandated to promote and develop the Kigali International Financial Center (KIFC) with a goal to position Rwanda as a financial services hub. We work with key stakeholders such as regulators, the financial industry, and local and international institutions to ensure a conducive investment climate for both local and international investors. Our work cuts across four key areas:

Policy Reform; we ensure the development of effective policy and tax frameworks for Rwanda to remain competitive as an International Financial Center.

Business Development; we work to position Rwanda as the preferred gateway for investments into Africa- attracting regional and PanAfrican based investors and facilitating the set-up of their legal structures in Rwanda.

Promotion and Marketing; we develop marketing strategies and content that promote the KIFC brand both locally and internationally.

Talent and Capacity Building; we foster flagship initiatives to upskill local financial professionals, attract talent, and strengthen local institutions to meet international standards for professionalism in financial centers.

Position Description

Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, the Accountant will be responsible for performing the accounting, Logistics and Assets management.

Performance in the role will be assessed against a range of qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators.

Roles and responsibilities

• Preparation of the Purchase orders requested by the Procurement
• Collection of the invoices from the user departments
• Reconciliation of the supplier accounts
• Raise the EBM invoices to the customers
• Reconciliation of the customer accounts
• Reconciliation of the VAT control account
• Record day to day financial transactions in SAP
• Process the payments
• Tax declaration and payments
• Filing all supporting documents
• Preparation of the financial statements
• Receiving the goods in stock
• Issuing the goods to the user department
• Maintaining the Inventory of supplies bin cards
• Perform bank reconciliation
• Prepare quarterly fixed assets verification reports
• Prepare fixed assets register

Reporting line

The Accountant will report directly to the Chief Finance Officer, and will work closely with the Accounts Manager

Required Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Having completed or doing CPA or ACCA
• At least 2 years of experience in accounting
• Demonstrated proficiency in using accounting software
• Fluent in written and spoken English. Working knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda are a plus
• Well versed with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Teams etc)

Profile & Professional Characteristics

• Strong business sense, industry expertise and results-driven
• Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills including ability to make presentations
• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills
• Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, motivated, organized, and proactive
• Ability to manage stress and adapt in a changing environment
• Client focus and ability to build strategic business relationships
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to present and influence at all levels
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Creative and Innovative mindset