The Role
Maintains financial records, performs bank, cash, vault, inter-company, and balance-sheet reconciliations, reviews journal entries, supports monthly and year-end close, and ensures internal control compliance. The role maintains the general ledger in QuickBooks or similar systems, supports audits, resolves accounting issues, prepares management reports, and works across multiple entities or currencies in a cash-intensive financial services environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Title: Accountant - Financial Services
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Department: Finance
Reports To: Management Accountant
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Purpose
To maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date financial records, perform reconciliations, review accounting entries, support month-end closing and ensure compliance with financial controls and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
• Perform daily bank, cash, vault and other account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Conduct inter-company reconciliations and maintain accurate supporting schedules.
• Review and approve journal entries within delegated authority.
• Maintain accurate General Ledger and accounting records using QuickBooks or a similar system.
• Review and clear aged, unusual or unsupported balance sheet items.
• Support monthly and year-end financial close and preparation of management reports.
• Maintain proper documentation and compliance with internal controls.
• Support internal and external audits and respond to audit queries.
• Identify accounting issues, recommend solutions and escalate unresolved matters appropriately.
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• CPA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.
• At least 3–5 years' relevant accounting experience within financial services, banking, money transfer, foreign exchange, microfinance.
• Strong experience in bank reconciliations, General Ledger, inter-company accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks or similar accounting systems.
• Experience working with multiple entities or currencies.
• Experience working in a cash-intensive businesses or remittance operations environment
• Must have a valid Kenyan passport.
• Member of a professional body.
Key Competencies
• Strong accounting and reconciliation skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong Excel and accounting-system skills
• Good understanding of double-entry accounting
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• High integrity and confidentiality
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- CPA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification
- At least 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience in financial services, banking, money transfer, foreign exchange, or microfinance
- Strong experience in bank reconciliations, general ledger, inter-company accounting, and balance-sheet reconciliations
- Proficiency in QuickBooks or similar accounting systems
- Experience working with multiple entities or currencies
- Experience in cash-intensive businesses or remittance operations
- Valid Kenyan passport
- Membership in a professional body
- Strong accounting, reconciliation, analytical, problem-solving, communication, organizational, and Excel skills
- Understanding of double-entry accounting
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- High integrity, confidentiality, attention to detail, and accuracy
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