The Role
The Finance Officer is responsible for accounting tasks including payroll processing, financial reporting, month-end close activities, and preparing reconciliations and management reports.
Summary Generated by Built In
Our Client, a logistics and supply chain organization, is seeking to hire Finance Officers.
Job Summary:
Responsible for administering all aspects of the accounting function including payroll
processing for transmittal to the payroll service, financial reporting and month end
close.
Responsibilities:
General:
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and year end closing activities.
- Provide inputs on weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reports to
senior management.
- Prepare a monthly reconciliation of all payments received on billing using
the Billing reconciliation template.
- Prepare required journal entries after each inflow on contract for the
purpose of recording deductions from Invoice in line with payment received.
- Submit monthly schedule of Trade and Other receivables aging analysis for
the purpose of ensuring that all receivables are duly recovered.
- Assists in financial analysis of various business initiatives and performance
(debtors and creditors schedule, fixed assets schedule).
- Prepares monthly closing accounts including GL journal entries.
- Provide input on monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
Health and Safety:
- Ensure compliance with all health, safety and security regulations and
policies.
- Liaise with HSE department on any health, safety, or security problem which
you cannot resolve.
- Comply with health and safety procedures and instructions.
Any other tasks assigned by the manager.
Requirements
- A good University degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Have 0 - 2 years’ experience in a Finance function.
- A registered member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants is an added advantage.
- Understanding of moderately complex accounting concepts, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and IFRS.
- Computer applications (MS Office).
- Good communication skills (written & verbal)
- Planning and organizing skills
- Relationship management
- Result-oriented.
- Open to learning.
- Ability to deliver results.
- Have good analytical skills
- Must be customer-focused.
- Have professional confidence.
Skills Required
- A good University degree in Accounting or Finance
- 0 - 2 years' experience in a Finance function
- Registered member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Understanding of moderately complex accounting concepts, GAAP, and IFRS
- Good communication skills (written & verbal)
- Planning and organizing skills
- Result-oriented with good analytical skills
- Customer-focused with professional confidence
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The Company
What We Do
Novella Africa is a financial technology and consulting organization that provides recruitment and training services, empowering small and medium businesses with business and technology solutions.
