Job Description
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Finance Executive 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 Executive 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.
- Assisting in the preparation of accruals and prepayments.
- Liaising with company auditors during the annual audit.
- 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.
