Finance Associate at Emergency Response Africa (ERA)

About the Role

• As a Finance Associate, you will be ultimately responsible for supporting all tactical and operational duties of the accounting function.
• This includes the preparation of accounting schedules, management reporting, statutory reporting, internal and external stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Support the CFO in budget preparation, annual reports, audits, etc
• Participate in month-end closing activities like generating reports, cut off activities on specific workdays (monthly, quarterly, annually)
• Generate, maintain & update receivable aging reports and follow up on invoices
• Carry-out monthly account reconciliation & maintain company’s assets register
• Be involved in the development and update of Finance SOPs
• Assist in the development and reporting of key performance metrics to help drive business productivity.
• Ensure timely preparation and transmission of regulatory filings and other external reports
• Be involved in the preparation of standard management reports and any other reports as may be required by management from time to time.
• Ensure the daily reconciliation for all payment processors of all products using source data.
• Ensure the accuracy of all automated sources of data via frequent checks and reconciliations

Requirements

• B.Sc in Accounting, Finance, or relevant field
• 1-3 years experience in finance or a similar role
• Good knowledge of Accounting Software (Sage, Quickbooks, Xero, etc.) and MS Excel
• Intermediate report writing skills
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting principles and accounting/budgeting practice