Junior Accountant at PAS Solar Limited

Reports To: Country Manager/Chief Operating Officer
Support: Senior Accountant/Country Manager/Customer Care Team

General Summary

• Successful candidate will provide support to the Senior Accountant relating to financial transactions such as general ledger account and bank statement reconciliation, preparing journal entries and financial statements and maintaining financial records retention.

Essential Competencies, Duties and Responsibilities (Including but not limited to)
Functional Success Factors:

• Strong understanding of account reconciliation and general ledger on a complete, accurate and timely basis.
• Assist with the month-end closing process, conducting research and making correction journal entries for account discrepancies.
• Prepare closing journal entries, posts accrual entries, and prepares financial statements.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting theories, principles, methods, practices, and terminology.
• Knowledge of the application of data processing and terminology as it applies to maintaining financial control and accounting records.
• Knowledge of generally accepted auditing principles, procedures, and practices. Knowledge of cost accounting and cost funding procedures.
• Ability to collect and organize accounting data, interpret its significance, and prepare accurate financial reports.
• Ability to present accounting data in a clear and understandable manner to both technical and non-technical users.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings.
• Assist with other accounting projects.
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
• Update accounts receivable and issue invoices.
• Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations.
• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements. according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.
• Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned.
• Print monthly Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss account and General Ledger and send them to the CFO for review.
• Reconcile monthly bank balance with bank statements.
• Reconcile weekly and monthly operational expenses with budgets and bank transactions.
• Always Reconcile physical cash balance from operational ledger to ensure it balance.
• Maintain monthly file of all reports taken from the accounting software.
• Prepare and maintain loan and interest schedules and enter monthly interest amounts and periodic repayment amounts in the software.
• Deliver IFRS audits for PAN AFRICA BBOXX, PAS BBOXX, PAN AFRICA SOLAR.
• Coordinate with external auditors for the annual audits; prepare audit schedules, and send information requested by auditors on a timely basis; arrange for bank confirmation, lawyer confirmation certificates as part of audit work; inform management of any audit issue.
• Provide any other accounting work based on instructions received from company management.

Requirements

• Excellent organizing abilities.
• Great attention to detail.
• Proven experience as a junior accountant.
• Good with numbers and figures and an analytical acumen.
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant computer software.

Qualifications
Education:

• B.Sc./HND in Accounting required.

Experience Required:

• 2 years of experience in accounting or related business area.
• Proven track record of good communication skills.
• Proficient in spreadsheet software (Excel) and Word. Access and Accounting Software knowledge preferred.
• Ability to: Meet deadlines and prioritize tasks; work efficiently with minimal supervision; detailed oriented.