Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Organization: Design without Borders Africa
Duty station: Ntinda
Key responsibilities:
- Reporting to the Finance Manager or other project managers as required.
- Reviewing budgets, including staffing, work plans, and fee structures.
- Providing project managers and clients with timely financial reports and budgets, as well as project forecasts.
- Proper management of project expenses, and maintenance of relevant records such as updating the ledgers, support receipts, LPOs, invoices and other relevant documentation.
- Maintaining complete and proper records of revenue, accountability, expenditure, assets and liabilities and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
- Monitoring receivable income and supporting project managers with collections and follow-ups
- Issuing invoices and purchase orders, as well as paying consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and supplier bills.
- Ensuring proper financial data entry and analysis by checking for accuracy, completeness and coding before transactions are entered into the accounting system
- Assist with preparing financial reports and coordination of the audit process with both internal and external auditors.
- Manage payments to project team, service providers, and preparation of reimbursables to staff on project programmes.
- Handle monthly reconciliations for petty cash.
- Reconciliation of client accounts and follow up on payments and effective handling of receivables.
- Ensuring all relevant documentation is on file.
- Any other tasks as assigned by the Finance Manager.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, commerce or similar from a recognised institution.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at level 1 or 2 is an advantage.
- Two (2) years of relevant experience in the accounting or finance field.
- Proper understanding of office administration and management functions.
- Exceptional ability to prepare financial reports, project budgets and record maintenance.
- Proficient in application of Quickbooks accounting software.
- An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills and organisational skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
How To Apply:
Interested applicants should submit their applications via the link below:
Deadline: 10th January 2024 at 5pm
