Accounts Assistant at Inter Africa Transport Forex

Accounts Assistant

• Our dynamic and growing company is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our team. If you are excellent with numbers and have great analytical and problem solving skills, then this is the position for you. The role will support the Financial Accountant in their role and be primarily responsible for all supplier reconciliations between financial, operational, and external financial information and ensure that the reconciliations are completed timely and accurately.

Duties

Financial Management:

• Ensure the finance team supports the business
• Monitor stock levels and ensure we have no stock-outs
• Ensure suppliers are paid on time
• Support the Financial Accountant and Finance Manager to deliver strategic initiatives
• Responsible to ensure accurate financial record keeping and filing of all support, ready for any audits
• Responsible for ensuring accurate reconciliations between operational and accounting systems and balance sheet reconciliations allocated to the role
• Adhere to finance deadlines and reporting requirements
• Responsible for supporting the Financial Accountant in managing the external audit process
• Provide feedback and address audit points
• Ensure applicable policies and processes are created, documented, reviewed, signed off and adhered to specific to your role
• Developing strategies to minimize financial risk

System testing and analysis:

• Continued analysis and review of current and new systems
• Report on and resolve exceptions caused by system errors

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Bookkeeping/Accounting Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a bookkeeping position
• Experience in Accounting Software
• Intermediate MS Excel skills
• Numerical skills
• Good Time management
• Planning and organising skills
• Diagnostic, analytical & problem-solving skills