Accounts Clerk

We are currently looking to recruit a passionate Accounts Clerk to assist the Accountant in the maintenance, reporting and management of the company’s finances.

Job Profile

We are currently looking to recruit a passionate Accounts Clerk to assist the Accountant in the maintenance, reporting and management of the company’s finances.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure that prebilling Debtors reports tally with approved billing of operational departments.
• Ensure monthly and ad hoc invoicing to customers are done as per accounting procedures.
• Ensure that payments from tenants/customers are captured and allocated against invoices & for TDS deducted in the Accounting Software no longer than 2 days after receipt.
• Perform TDS receivable reconciliation with TDS certificates.
• Send Statement of Account & other related reports regularly to debtors.
• Maintain proper filing of invoices and remittance advices.
• Actively participate in debtors’ recovery and related matters.
• Prepare and communicate Accounts Receivable ageing reports and other related reports in a timely manner. 
• Fill in daily bank deposit books.
• Ensure that all supplier invoices have been approved as per internal procedures before proceeding with capture on the system.
• Prepare reconciliation of Creditors Ledger with their respective statement of account.
• Prepare and communicate Accounts Payable ageing reports in a timely manner.
• Contribute to team’s effort to ensure that the Accounts Payable module is closed on the second working day of each month.
• Prepare and submit for review monthly & annual VAT returns.
• Prepare and submit for review monthly & annual TDS returns.
• Prepare journal entries.
• Assist the Accountant to clear queries of auditors, authorities, and management.
• Any other cognate duties as and when required.

Qualification & Experience

• HSC with accounting & mathematics
• Degree in Accounting & Finance or Business Management/Administration
• Partly qualified ACCA or equivalent would be an advantage.

Candidate Profile

• Strong analytical skills and attentive to details
• Well versed with Microsoft Office with sound knowledge of MS Excel
• Excellent communication [written & spoken] in French and English
• Good time management and good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in autonomy
• Treat confidential files with complete discretion
• Flexible and creative

If you are an interested applicant or know any potential candidate who meets the above criteria, kindly forward the CV by post to the HR Manager – Projects & Services, HR department, Beau Plan Business Park, Pamplemousses or call us on: (+230) 204 0808.