Accounts Assistant at The Learning Place School

Job Description
The duties of the role include but are not limited to:

• Posting of all vouchers and invoices including pending ones.
• Computation of Monthly PAYE.
• Inventory of stock and record keeping of store items.
• Preparing and raises weekly requisitions after having ascertained the authenticity of requests and check all payment vouchers raised before presentation to Director for authorised endorsement.
• Assesses /evaluates quotations received from contractors, suppliers and third parties with a view to:
• Ensure best value for money.
• Adhere to budget of the school and seek approval of the Director and such other 
supplementary budgets as may be required from time to time.
• Ensure budget limits are not exceeded or if they are, to ensure excess spending is duly 
approved by the Director, prior to commitment.
• Ensure integrity of all payment and receipt functions.
• Raises payment vouchers i.e. initiate the bank payment procedure to suppliers/contractors after appropriate approval.
• Raising request for petty cash reimbursement.
• Handles the disbursement of petty cash payments after receiving appropriate approval from the Director.
• Writing of cheques.
• Cashing of cheques and payments of bills.
• Cash disbursements to vendors and other users.
• Confirmation of students balances, including daily update of paid & unpaid reports.
• Prepares daily and monthly bank reconciliation statements.
• Preparation and dispatch of monthly payslips (this is done day before salaries are paid in each month).
• Writing of cheques for expenses.
• Weekly filing of receipts, correspondences and payment vouchers in a clear, orderly and accessible manner.
• Preparing the weekly report of activities in the accounts unit.
• Engages in any other financial assignment assigned by the Director as the need arises or any other duty related to the nature of the post.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree and up to 3 years’ experience and be digitally savvy.