Our client is in search of an Accounts Assistant tasked with ensuring the punctual and accurate upkeep of accounts payable, general ledgers, and tax compliance.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Efficiently manage the accounts payable function, maintaining accurate and up-to-date payables ledgers.
- Timely and accurately record vendor invoices/credit notes.
- Precisely process vendor payments, other payments, and withholding tax.
- Daily update of the cashbook with all payments and promptly correct errors identified in the bank reconciliation report.
- Ensure timely execution of all statutory deductions.
- Prepare withholding taxes for payment within 5 working days.
- Promptly post all claimable withholding taxes.
- Print and file all petty cash transactions with supporting documentation weekly.
- Review, summarize, and journalize monthly petty cash expenses for headquarters and branches.
- Obtain end-of-month cash-in-hand balance, confirm, and reconcile with business central balances monthly.
- Ensure proper filing and archiving of all relevant accounting/finance documents.
- Prepare various ad hoc reports as required by finance or management.
- Assist in providing external audit reports/documents/schedules.
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or a related field.
- At least 1 year of proven experience in the Finance department is an added advantage.
- Experience using ERP is also an added advantage.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
How to Apply: Qualified candidates are invited to apply by sending their CVs to africanlaboursolution@gmail.com, quoting the job title in the email subject as “Accounts Assistant,” by December 23rd, 2023.
