Bookkeeper at Taimaka

Duties and responsibilities:

Financial Data Entry & Management:

• Enter all weekly transactions accurately and efficiently into QuickBooks.
• Check the accuracy of supporting documentation for all financial transactions (e.g., invoices, receipts, bank statements) to ensure completeness and compliance.
• Categorize and document activity codes correctly for all income and expenditure to ensure proper financial analysis and budget tracking.
• Perform regular data entry for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger.
• Maintain organized and accessible (mainly) digital financial records.

Financial Reporting & Analysis:

• Ensure accurate budget tracking by regularly comparing actual expenditures and income against budgeted amounts and reporting variances.
• Prepare monthly reporting statements of our bank transfers, reconciling bank accounts to ensure all transactions are accounted for and discrepancies are resolved promptly.
• Prepare a monthly expense report detailing company expenditures, categorizations based on activity codes, and budget adherence.
• Generate financial reports, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, as required.

Reconciliation & Compliance:

• Perform regular bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and company policies.
• Assist with preparing information for audits, if applicable.

Accounts Management:

• Process accounts payable, including verifying invoices, obtaining approvals, and scheduling payments.
• Manage accounts receivable, including generating invoices, tracking payments, and following up on overdue accounts.

Required qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and 1 year of experience in bookkeeping, incl. familiarity with accrual accounting
• Or 3+ years of experience in bookkeeping if unrelated academic background
• Experience in working with accounting software, preferably QuickBooks
• You have an eye for detail, are organized and have accurate and efficient data entry skills
• Good command of English
• Preferred qualifications and skills
• Proficiency in working with spreadsheets
• Other professional (accounting) certifications, preferably CB, CPB and/or QuickBooks
• Experience with working in an international organization and/or NGO
• High degree of integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial information
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines