Deputy Accountant (Grocery Chain) at iRecruiters Africa Limited

Job Objective:

The Deputy Accountant will be saddled with the responsibility of preparing and maintaining financial statement and also review the accounting records generated to ensure their integrity and reasonableness.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Finance & Admin Manager and other team members to execute various accounting tasks successfully.
• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
• Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, pay-orders, payables, receivables and purchase orders.
• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them.
• Control balances and cash movement in stores.
• Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors and vendors.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank.
• Create a daily report and reconcile the information from the regional stores and report differences if any.
• Keep accounting books updated, ensuring that accounting records are reliable, reasonable and timely.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements/reports related to regional accounting.
• Manage accounting and tax documentation.
• Carry out any other task as assigned by the Finance & Admin Manager.

Key Requirements:

• B.Sc/HND in Accounting, Finance or in any related field from a reputable university.
• 3-5 years’ cognate experience as an accountant in retail management operations.
• ICAN or ACCA certification.
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
• Proficiency in accounting software.
• Excellent communicator with strong verbal and written skills.
• Analytical thinker and problem solver.
• High level of accuracy.
• Trustworthy and discreet when dealing with confidential information.
• Great attention to details.