Job title: Accounts Officer
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Functional Expertise: Accounting & Finance
Salary type: Monthly
Location: Moka
Job published: 20/11/2024
Job ID: 41104
Contact name: Stéphani Modeste-Rouget

Job Description

Our client is recruiting an Accounts Officer (Payables)

 JOB PURPOSE:

Provide comprehensive accounting and administrative support to the Finance department.

ACCOUNTABILITY: Accounts Payable – (Local and Foreign)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Process Local Suppliers Invoices (except Export Freight and Utilities).
  • Prepare cheques (manual and printed) for invoice settlements.
  • Follow up cheques’ signatures from authorized signatories
  • Dispatch cheques to clients within reasonable delay.
  • Proper filing of documents (costing, cheques, invoices, purchase orders, etc.)
  • Reconciliation of balances due with suppliers’ statement of accounts monthly.
  • Attend phone calls from suppliers.
  • Ensure local suppliers are paid within the credit terms period.
  • Process invoices on Pastel Software.
  • Prepare IB Transfer for foreign & local suppliers.
  • Prepare the costing sheet as per the time frame agreed (including Freight and Insurance).
  • Ensure that Costing Sheets are approved by concerned parties.
  • Any other cognate duties.

ACCOUNTABILITY : Utility Bills

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Prepare and follow up payment of utility bills (CEB, CWA, MY.T, EMTEL, etc.)
  • Ensure that payments are made within the due dates to avoid charges.
  • Prepare a report for CEB, CWA monthly.
  • Proper filing of utility bills documents

QUALIFICATIONS, PROFILE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Higher School Certificate.
  • ACCA Level I / ACCA Level II would be an advantage.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in the accounting field.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in English and French.
  • Well organized, proactive, attentive to details and can-do attitude.
  • Able to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Able to work both independently as well as a member of a team.
  • Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Proactive Talent Solutions reserves the right:

To call only the shortlisted candidates for interview.

Not to make any appointment following this advertisement nor to assign any reason whatsoever for accepting or rejecting any candidate.

 

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