SAFSMS&You: Accounts Officer

The accounts officer is in charge of monitoring the financial records of the school. They collaborate with other school leaders to determine the school’s objectives and how the school’s resources can be effectively and transparently harnessed towards achieving those objectives.

The SAFSMS account officer’s role comprises of

• monitoring account activities (for a certain time frame) & updating financial records
• Manage school fees payments, discounts and generate school fees reports

• managing bank transactions including tracking
• Assigning roles to staff (petty cash manager, ledger admin, school fees admin, payroll admin)
• managing budget, income and ensure resources are utilized within stipulated budget

Other tasks include

• Payroll administration
• Ledger and petty cash management