Finance Assistant

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Finance Assistant to join our team. The role involves posting invoices, performing bank reconciliations, assisting in month-end closing procedures, and ensuring accurate financial record-keeping. The Finance assistant will also work closely with other departments to ensure smooth financial operations and compliance with company policies.

Principal responsibilities

• Updating accounting records, including but not limited to journal entries, EPOS entries and posting of supplier and intercompany invoices.
• Maintaining the creditors ledger, including payments to local and foreign suppliers by bank transfers on a timely basis, follow-up any queries or refunds and reconciliation of supplier’s statements.
• Maintaining the debtor’s ledger, including assisting in debt collection, preparation of sales invoices, monitoring bank receipts and posting on a timely basis.
• Updating of the fixed assets registers.
• Checking stores cash reconciliations and flagging over and under amounts to management.
• Periodic cash counts at various cash points.
• Assisting in the preparation of various balance sheet reconciliations, including but not limited to bank, cash and creditors
• Support Audit preparation by gathering required documnets.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing tasks.
• Support accounts receivable functions by issuing sales invoices, tracking payments, and following up on outstanding balances.
• Assist in conducting cash counts and stock spot checks in retail locations.
• Assist in compiling statistical and other declarations.
• Maintaining an orderly financial filing system.
• Carrying out the ad-hoc office duties as may be requested by the management.

Qualifications

• Be proficient in computer-related applications such as Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Have at least 2 years of local experience in a finance role.
• Be responsible, meticulous, highly organised, punctual, able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• Have good communication skills in English.

Knowledge of Shireburn Financial Management (SFM) will be considered an asset. Applicants must at a minimum have an O’ level standard or equivalent in Accounting.