Senior Accounting Officers (2) – Somalia & Somaliland

Position: Senior Accounting Officers (2) of Merit Advisory Services LLP

Location: Bosaso & Hargeisa

About Merit Advisory Services LLP

Merit Advisory is a consulting firm that provides Audit, Accounting, Taxation, IT, and consulting services and advice to public, private, and non-profit organizations. It is headquartered in Garowe and has offices in Mogadishu, Hargeisa and Bosaso with over dozen employees.

Born out of the realization of technical gap faced by Somali businesses and public bodies, Merit Advisory Services has been formed by professional accountants to bridge the gap and offer specialized expertise to help businesses achieve strategic success while fully complying with local regulations and laws, and following international standards.

Merit Advisory Areas of Work

Audit and Assurance Services:

– Internal Audit

– Due Diligence Review on Mergers and Acquisitions

– Fraud Prevention and Investigation

– IT Audit & Compliance

– Review Engagement

– Agreed-upon-procedures Audit

– ISO Certification

Consulting Services

• Business Planning/Strategy
• Organizational Development: Improve resources and processes
• Organizational Change Management
• Process Redesign, Improvement, and Cost Transformation
• Finance Function Coaching and Development
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Research & Analysis
• Executive Coaching

Trainings

• ACCA trainings
• CPA trainings
• Accounting and business trainings

Senior Accounting Officers (2) for Merit Advisory Services LLP (Bosaso and Hargeisa)

Responsibilities:

Accounting Roles

• Maintaining and reviewing financial records.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting and tax laws.
• Preparing budgets regularly.
• Monitoring expenditure and profits and providing reports.
• Evaluating internal management systems, procedures, and risks in order to provide recommendations.
• Managing business accounts and preparing financial statements

Internal Audit Roles

• Verify the existence of assets and recommend proper safeguards for their protection;
• Evaluate the adequacy of the system of internal controls; Recommend improvements in controls;
• Assess compliance with policies and procedures and sound business practices;
• Assess compliance with state and federal laws and contractual obligations.
• Review operations/programs to ascertain whether results are consistent with established objectives and whether the operations/programs are being carried out as planned;
• Investigate reported occurrences of fraud, embezzlement, theft, waste, etc.