Junior Accountant

Job Summary

The Junior Accountant reports to Finance Manager and will be responsible for the full function accounting duties pertaining to the business – debtors, creditors, petty cash, banking accounts, statutory returns and monthly reporting

The Junior Accountant reports to Finance Manager and is responsible for providing

efficient, accounting, office and clerical services.

Task and Responsibilities

• Customer Invoicing and Receipting
• Invoice customers on a timely basis.
• Capture debtors’ payments
• Issue customer statements on a monthly basis.
• Follow up on overdue debtors’ accounts
• Supplier Payments and Expenses
• Ensure all suppliers invoices are appropriately authorized for payment, and captured daily.
• Make supplier payments in accordance to instructions from
• Management and suppliers age analysis.

Reconciliations of Key Accounts

• Reconcile all bank accounts on a daily basis.
• Reconcile all loan accounts on a monthly basis.
• Bank accounts reconciled monthly
• Conduct monthly reconciliations of all accounts to ensure their accuracy
• Ensure all Statutory returns are accurately submitted on due dates once they have been reconciled.

Processing of Payroll

• Process employees pay in accordance with HR requirements
• Print employees’ pay slips once payroll has been checked by Management.

Budgets and Financial Statements

• Assist in preparing annual budgets and entering these into Pastel.
• Process and capture month end journals.
• Prepare draft monthly financial statements and reports as required.
• Calculate and issue financial analysis of the financial statements
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
• Maintain the chart of accounts
• Maintain the annual budget
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
• Comply with local government reporting requirement
• Provide information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Work with Project Manager to provide accurate Project reporting.
• Undertake any other specific duties as required by the Finance Manager.

• Computer processing skills, general accounting and bookkeeping training, record keeping practices and training, or related job experience of greater than
• One year in a similar position.
• Ability to use accounting applications