JOB PURPOSE

The Accounts Assistant primary purpose is to provide administrative and accounting support to the finance and accounting team ensuring the smooth operation of accounting processes and accurate financial records.

Qualifications:

1. Grade Twelve Certificate with six credits or better, English and Mathematics a must;

2. Must be a member of ZICA

3. Certificate or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, ZICA Level ½, or any bookkeeping- related qualification

4. Honest, reliable, and organised

5. Experience in accounting

6. Skills: Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills, Ability to use Excel or basic accounting software

Key Responsibilities:

1. ACCOUNTING

1.1. Vouchers and Documents: Prepare vouchers (income, expenses, and journals) and other business documents.

2. TREASURY

2.2. Preparation of the daily cash position.

2.3 Ensuring that branches are sufficiently funded at all times with loan disbursements.

2.4 Preparing monthly bank reconciliations.

2.5 Liaison with various commercial banks.

2.6 Ensuring all cash related accounts are always reconciled i.e., vault and petty cash for all branches.

2.7 Ensuring that we are Online with all the banks and have adequate signatories and bank agents.

2.8 Conducting random cash counts and checking branch petty cash and vault reconciliations

2.9 Custodian of safe keys.

3. PAYABLE MANAGEMENT

3.1 Managing account payables.

3.2 Raising relevant payments; ensuring completeness and accuracy.

3.3 Posting of Journals by 20th every month.

4. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

4.1 Daily update of transactions onto the system .

4.2 Ensuring data integrity at all times.

5. TAXATION

5.1 Ensure that all statutory obligations are paid on time.

Any other duties assigned to you by the supervisor.

• Prepare vouchers (income, expenses, and journals) and other business documents.
• Preparation of the daily cash position.
• Ensuring that branches are sufficiently funded at all times with loan disbursements.
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations.
• Liaison with various commercial banks.
• Ensuring all cash related accounts are always reconciled i.e., vault and petty cash for all branches.
• Ensuring that we are Online with all the banks and have adequate signatories and bank agents.
• Conducting random cash counts and checking branch petty cash and vault reconciliations
• Custodian of safe keys.
• Managing account payables.
• Raising relevant payments; ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Posting of Journals by 20th every month.
• Daily update of transactions onto the system .
• Ensuring data integrity at all times.
• Ensure that all statutory obligations are paid on time.
• Any other duties assigned to you by the supervisor.

• Strong analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability to use Excel or basic accounting software

• Grade Twelve Certificate with six credits or better, English and Mathematics a must;
• Must be a member of ZICA
• Certificate or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, ZICA Level ½, or any bookkeeping- related qualification
• Honest, reliable, and organised
• Experience in accounting