Job Description
F77 Botswana 238B
Job Title: Accountant
Position: Accountant
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Employer: Confidential (through Freedom 77 Recruitment)
Employment Type: Permanent
Industry: Finance / Accounting (Public Sector or Corporate)
Salary Guide: N/A
Positions Available: 1
Job Description:
Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely financial accounting and reporting in line with IFRS, laws, and internal policies. Maintain the general ledger, prepare financial statements and management reports, oversee reconciliations and internal controls, and support budgeting, forecasting, and audits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide financial information through analysis of accounting data and preparation of reports.
- Prepare asset, liability, equity entries, post and review journal entries and adjustments.
- Document and record financial transactions; maintain the general ledger.
- Compile monthly/annual financial statements (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow).
- Maintain and strengthen accounting controls, draft and update policies & procedures.
- Investigate and reconcile variances; resolve financial discrepancies.
- Prepare special/ad-hoc financial reports and trend analyses.
- Process payments by verifying documentation and initiating disbursements.
- Safeguard financial data by adhering to internal controls and segregation of duties.
- Update and reconcile the fixed-asset register to the GL; ensure IFRS-compliant asset reporting.
- Support budgeting/forecasting cycles and provide management information.
- Meet performance-management deadlines; identify training and development needs.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business plus ACCA or CIMA.
- BICA membership.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced proficiency with IFRS and financial reporting.
- Strong Excel and ERP/Accounting systems capability (computerised accounting environment).
- Audit exposure (internal or external) and experience with process/policy documentation.
Skills:
- Integrity; attention to detail and accuracy.
- Financial reporting, budgeting & forecasting.
- Reconciliation and variance analysis; cash management.
- Auditing mindset and internal-control discipline.
- Technology proficiency (Excel/ERP); continuous learning.
- Clear written & verbal communication; assertiveness & decisiveness.
- Leadership and teamwork; ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
Relevant Experience:
- Minimum 8 years’ post-qualification accounting experience, including at least 2 years at supervisory level.
- Demonstrated experience in a computerised accounting environment handling GL, fixed assets, payments, and reconciliations.
Application Deadline: This job is open for applications until further notice.
How to Apply:
- We only accept applications done via our online Job Portal.
- Applications done via email will automatically be rejected.
- Simply Upload your Cover Letter and CV on our Job Portal.
- No need to upload Certifications or References. (we will request them at a later stage before you attend the interview)
Contact Information:
- Website: www.freedom77.org
- Email: info@freedom77.org
- We only accept applications done via our online Job Portal.
Disclaimer:
Applying for this job does not guarantee placement nor does it guarantee placement of the specific job post applied for.
This job position has previously been requested in the job market.
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