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- Good usage of the English language
- Computer Knowledge (Administration, Advertisements, Promotion, and Management.
- Maths
- Languages
- English(Not more than two sittings)
National Institute of Social Development Requirements 2021
Post Name: Accountant
Number of vacancies: 01 vacancy
Education Qualification:
i. External Applicants
- Bachelor degree in Business Management / Accountancy/commerce recognized by UGC
- Should have one year of experience in the related field after obtaining the degree.
- Passing the intermediate Examination from a chartered Professional institute
- One year of experience in the Accountancy field
- Or One year experience in Auditing
ii. Internal Applicants:
- Bachelor degree in Business Management / Accountancy/commerce recognized by UGC
- Should have completed at least 05 years of satisfactory service in a category of Junior manager’s (JM) Service category.
Salary: Rs.95,575.00
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FAQs:
01. What are the duties of an accountant?
- Compiling and analyzing account information (asset, liability, and capital account entries ).
- Preparing accounts. (Preparation of budget )
- Controlling income and expenditure. (Cost control )
- Control of financial policy
- Evaluation of employees’ performance
- auditing financial information.
- compiling and presenting reports
- Preparation of budgets
- Preparation of business plans,
- Preparation of commentaries and financial statements. (Controlling financial-policy)
- analyzing accounts and business plans of the department.
- Maintains customer confidence and protects
- Prevention of errors and frauds.
02. What skills do you need as an accountant?
- Accounting
- Required Soft Skills for Accountants (Proficiency with MS Excel, Access, SQL, other accounting Softwares)
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English, Sinhala/Tamil.
- Critical thinking.
- Deadline-Oriented
- Corporate Finance
- Organization and attention to detail.
- Time management.
- Reporting Skills ( Reporting Research Results)
- Data Entry Management
- Problem-solving skills.
- General Math Skills.
- Ability to adapt new systems
- Ability to work on ERP system
- Confidentiality
- Analysis Skills
- Statistical Skills.
- Active learning
03. What are the education and experience requirements for the Accountant post?
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting/finance/Tax/Management recognized by UGC or Part Qualification in CIMA/ACCA/CA/AAT.
- Master degree in tax, accounting, or finance recognized by UGC
- Passing the intermediate Examination from a chartered Professional institute
- Should have one year experience in accounting/finance/the related field And experience in Auditing after obtaining the degree.
- Passing the intermediate Examination from a chartered Professional institute
- Experience with financial reporting requirements.
- Should have a minimum of five years of satisfactory services in the Assistant Accountant Service post.
04. What is the general Method of Allocating Marks for the Interview?
- Related Experience: 30
- Related additional qualifications: 30
- other Skills/Performance: 15
- Performance at the interview: 25
- Total Marks: 100