About This Role
The Junior Accountant will play a crucial role in supporting the company's vision by handling general ledger accounting for Central Africa, managing Oracle help-desk tasks, and ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions. This position involves working with various departments and assisting auditors to maintain a clear audit trail.
Responsibilities
- Take on Central Africa General Ledger Accounting
- Take on Central Africa Oracle Help-desk and transition Central Africa to Oracle
- Ensure the complete, timely and accurate processing of all journals relating to foreign petty cash
- Ensure that insurance claims are followed up and processed timely
- Work with other departments in regard to financial transactions throughout the company
- Handle daily duties within the department
- Monitor and balance accounting reports
- Assist Auditors
- Maintain a clear audit trail
- Ensure accuracy when capturing financial information, processing transactions, preparing journals, and performing reconciliations
- Prepare and complete reconciliations timeously in accordance with company deadlines and reporting requirements
- Ensure that all journal entries are accurately prepared, supported by appropriate documentation, and processed in accordance with company procedures
- Ensure that control accounts are cleared promptly and that differences or discrepancies are investigated, resolved, and followed up on a regular basis
- Ensure that all claims received are processed and paid promptly, with queries investigated and resolved within agreed timelines
- Ensure that foreign petty cash claims are complete, supported by the required documentation, accurately processed, and received and actioned promptly
- Ensure that problems raised or initiated by Business Units (BUs) are addressed timeously and effectively, with appropriate follow-up and escalation where required
- Identify discrepancies, investigate financial variances, determine root causes, and implement appropriate corrective actions
- Prioritise workloads effectively and ensure that accounting activities, reconciliations, payments, and reporting requirements are completed within established deadlines
- Handle sensitive financial information responsibly and comply with ethical standards, company policies, and internal financial controls
- Take responsibility for assigned tasks, follow through on outstanding matters, and proactively escalate risks, errors, and unresolved issues
- Communicate professionally with internal stakeholders, Business Units, suppliers, and other relevant parties to resolve financial queries and maintain effective working relationships
- Work effectively under pressure, particularly during month-end and year-end closing periods, without compromising accuracy or quality
