Accounting Assistant

Job Purpose

The Accounting Assistant will serve as a support to the Accounting department by performing clerical tasks, including processing and recording transactions, preparing reports, fact-checking, filing, and other duties, as needed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accounting/Inventory Management

• Assist in preparation of financial reports and Bank Reconciliation
Review and reconcile the general ledger, identifying and thoroughly investigating any discrepancies and taking the proper corrective actions to resolve them.
• Analyze financial transactions to determine accuracy, completeness, and conformance to established policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting standards.

Documentation and Reporting

• Update the cash position report by recording all requests for payment.
• Weekly monitoring of checks prepared, and identifying every unreleased check.
• Supporting closing activities including but not limited to processing manual journal entries, providing analysis and commentaries to account movements and variations, requesting for supplementary information, supporting any other accounting and reporting activity related to the closing period.