Management Accountant   Applies appropriate techniques at appropriate intervals to measure the performance of the Bank at different levels and produces information that will assist Senior Management Accountant in formulating strategic decisions 1. Prepares and submits flash accounts to the Group Accountant. 
2. Assists with preparation of monthly management accounts for circulation to executive management.
3. Attends to queries arising from branch, district and division accounts.
4. Comments on Branch, District and Division income statement variance analysis recommending remedial action where necessary and ensures expenditure is relevant to the operating environment.
5. Invites Branch managers, District managers and Divisional Heads to prepare and submit budgets for ensuing year.
6. Collates submitted budgets and checks for reasonableness then submits to Group Accountant.
7. Authorises expenditure, invoices and journals on the accounting system (smart stream) also authorizes petty cash expenditure requests from Bank units.
8. Edits and conducts casting of draft results in preparation for publication.
9. Attends to issues pertaining to the yearend audit and assist auditors in resolving queries.
10. Circulates the Bank�s Daily Balance Sheet Tracking.
11. Performs any other duties assigned by superiors. 
 Branch  performance Reports
Deposit protection returns
Divisional commentary
Draft press release
Draft budget templates
Expenditure trend analysis
Departmental meetings
 None  Submit monthly branch and division management accounts to branch managers and divisional heads
 Prepare quarterly tax and compliance returns
 Monitoring petty cash expenditure on a daily basis
 Submit daily balance sheet tracking
 Submit branch budgets within due dates
   Diploma in Accounting  Chartered Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators 
 Association of Chartered Certified Accountants 
 Accounting Degree or equivalent
 2 years  Must have good accounting knowledge
 Must have computer skills
 Must have planning, organizational and management skills
 Must have the ability to innovate especially in crisis situations
 Must be alert on compliance issues
 Must be the ability to focus on costs, profits, markets, new business opportunities and activities which will bring the largest return or greatest contribution.
 Must have good interpersonal skills.
 Must have strong analytical skills
 Must have problem solving skills
 Must be a team player
 Must have strong leadership attributes
 Must pay attention to detail
  Decides on priorities of tasks to  be performed with a view of meeting deadlines
 Decides on recommendations to be made to the immediate supervisor on improving procedures and systems
 Decides on cost control measures after carrying out an expense analysis
 Decides on when to make tax payment within due date
 Decides level of petty cash expenditure to be approved
 Decides on ensuring that all journals are approved before cutoff date
  Branch managers disputing expenditure charged to their cost centre
 Explaining how overheads are allocated to branches
 Challenges in extracting information on business statistics from other business systems
 Ensuring compliance with Group�s policies and procedures.
 Justification of expenditure required by business units


Job evaluation subgrade: C