Assistant Account Officer (Book keeping) at Merit Telecoms

The main purpose of this post is:

To provide day-to-day bookkeeping support for the company; and to assist in the reporting and monitoring of fund disbursement.

Main Duties

Task areas to include:

• Purchase ledger invoice entry, reconciliation of statements, payments, remittance advices
• Sales ledger raising invoices, receipts, pro forma invoices
• Cash book
• Bank reconciliation
• Reporting to funders
• Provision of financial information to colleagues
• Assisting preparation of statutory financial accounts for audit
• Maintain accounting records
• Enter & reconcile all financial transactions
• Any other financial assignment by the management

All duties to be carried out with due regard to:

• Data Protection and Confidentiality

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working within finance and accounts for 2+ years
• Membership of relevant professional bodies would be an added advantage

Skills/Attributes

• MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint and Accounting software
• Financial and numeracy skills including high levels of accuracy
• Strong organizational skills including proven ability to priorities and work to deadlines
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Respect for confidentiality and integrity.

Qualification

• OND in accounting or related course