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Job Description
The purpose of the Accountant role is responsible for tasks related to month and quarter end close for the region, Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing and posting journal entries on to the organisations system (XERO) his includes prepayment, accruals, provisions, salaries, Captain's payments etc
- Issuing purchase orders for local suppliers and credit notes for local corporate customers as well as allocating the receivables to the right invoice and customer
- Preparing and sending out statement of account for corporate customers
- Manage petty cash requests and reconciling the petty cash to receipts received
- Maintain all financial documents and records such as licenses and agreements
- Providing financial support to the local GM and central finance team
- Ensuring all bank related transactions are uploaded into Xero and posted on a daily basis
- Preparing the bank reconciliation on a weekly basis after booking all payments and receipts
- Preparing and initiating payments to all local suppliers, limo companies, and Captain's. This include bank transfers, cash, and cheque payments
- Preparing all bank related documents such as amendment requests if there are any rejected bank transfers and recall requests
- Maintain and update the payroll master file on a continual basis to ensure accuracy on monthly basis
- Coordinate with HR to ensure the correctness of the file and capture all the movements (joiners and leavers) before payroll cut-off
- Ensure that bonuses and other employee expenses are paid along with salaries in a timely manner
Job Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to improving the lives of people, an insane focus on excellence and customer service, and a strong alignment with our core values: being bold, focused, agile and collaborative. Additional qualifications include:
- Ability to get hands-on in a complex operational environment
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines
- Good technical proficiency, literacy skills and a competent computer user
- Strong Accountancy experience good analytical skills and good understanding and working knowledge of book keeping
- Experience in financial reporting and month-end, including preparation and posting of journals and updating reconciliations
- Educated to BS/MS level (or equivalent) within a subject relevant to the position such as Accounting, Finance, or Business Management
- Oracle user and preferably CMA holder
