Accounts Officer

📋 Job Purpose

To provide support to the Finance Department in carrying out daily accounting and administrative activities, ensuring that financial transactions and records are accurately processed, properly maintained and completed within the required deadlines.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

🧾 Invoicing & Records

• Assist in verifying invoices, payment requests and other accounting documents to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Assist with recording financial transactions and maintaining accurate accounting records
• Support the preparation of ledger entries and ensure that transactions are properly recorded

🏦 Reconciliations & Banking

• Assist with bank reconciliations and other account reconciliations
• Carry out daily banking activities and ensure that all related records are properly maintained

💳 Debtors & Suppliers

• Prepare and issue statements of accounts to debtors
• Assist with monitoring outstanding balances and following up on payments from debtors
• Liaise with suppliers regarding invoices, payments and outstanding queries
• Assist in preparing supplier payments and maintaining supporting documentation

📊 Reporting & Compliance

• Assist in preparing VAT reports and other statutory returns, as required
• Support the preparation of financial information and schedules for review by the Head of Department
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assist in the preparation of yearly budgets

➕ Additional

• Assist with other accounting and administrative duties as assigned by Head of Department

✅ Skills and Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to work with figures and handle financial information confidentially
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks

🎓 Qualifications and Experience

• A Certificate, Diploma or equivalent qualification in Accounting (ACCA level 2), Finance or a related field
• Previous experience in an accounting or finance-related role would be an advantage
• Knowledge of Odoo accounting software would be an advantage