Finance Officer at LifeBank

About the role

The Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining the financial and accounting function. He or she will be tasked with preparing financial statements, maintaining cash controls, preparing the payroll and managing the company’s expenses.

Key Responsibilities

• Posting journal entries and updating financial statements
• Maintaining accounts receivables and accounts payables
• Petty cash management
• Daily reconciliation of all company transactions
• Responsible for bank statement reconciliation
• Manage specialized information, reports, clients billing and creating invoices, tracking of projects etc
• Daily deposit of all cash/cheque transactions at the bank
• Filing of all relevant company documents
• Work on other tasks as assigned by team lead

REQUIREMENTS

Educational Qualification

• Bsc/HND in accounting or other related discipline.

Experience

• 1-2 years experience in a similar role

Skills and Abilities

• Have good communication skills
• Be able to gain people's confidence and put them at ease
• Be persuasive, persistent and patient
• Be able to cope with pressure
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Have a mature personality
• Have good organisational and administrative skills
• Have the ability to prioritise
• Have good IT skills
• Be able to work to deadlines

Personal Attributes

• Must have a high degree of integrity and accountability
• Ability to work well with others
• Reserved and introspective
• Have a deep desire to work in the start up industry
• Technology industry awareness
• Highly organized and detailed
• Passion for people

Work Environment

• Work in the office
• Work with computers
• Will be required to write reports
• Would be required to handle cash

Reporting Relationships

• Will report to the Finance Lead