Accountant / Accounts Officer
Punjab Group of Colleges Allama Iqbal Town Campus, Pakistan

• Carry out the requirements for the Accountancy and Bookkeeping Services, and other financial services purchased by the college.
• To provide a professional accounting and financial management service
• Help in the budget preparation, budget forecasts, and closure of accounts processes of the campus.
• Provide regular payroll and budget monitoring, financial control, and advice service.
• Taking responsibility for entering the record of students’ fees.
• Managing student’s fee installments record.
• Managing payroll of campus’ teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Documenting financial transactions by entering account information.
• Summarizing current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports.
• Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintaining accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Guiding accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
• Reconciling financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Securing financial information by completing database backups.
• Verifying, allocating, post and reconciling transactions.
• Preparing error-free accounting reports and presenting their results to head office.
• Preparing financial statements and producing budget according to schedule
• Supporting month-end and year-end close process.
• Maintaining digital and physical records of invoices and contracts
• Handling accounts payable and receivable.
• Resolving accounts to the general ledger
• Collaborating with admin officer for running smooth operations of the college. They need to contact parents for resolution of fee and other matters.
• Handling queries related to fees and accounts.
• Contacting students regarding pending dues.
• Reviewing both incoming and outgoing invoices
• Working closely alongside the management to ensure the delivery of comprehensive advice on financial strategies and projects
• Supporting establishment and maintenance of a framework of accounting policies and internal financial controls
• Taking responsibility for financial management and planning within the organization.
• Any other task assigned by the management/supervisor.

Candidate having previous experience working as an account officer at an education institution will be preferred.

• Adept computer skills and proficiency using Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced math skills to keep accurate records and supervise the bookkeeping of an organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact regularly with clients regarding sensitive topics like billing and payments.
• Excellent organization skills for maintaining clear, accurate and meticulous financial records for a company.
• Attention to detail for ensuring the accuracy of company’s records.
• Multitasking in order to successfully handle multiple accounts, invoices and payments at various stages of execution.
• Excellent efficiency for handling any accounting issues quickly with minimal interference.

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