Job description: Junior accountant

Position details

Un Lodge en Afrique Ltd is seeking a Junior Accountant to support the finance and accounting department. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Senior Accountant and assist with daily bookkeeping, account reconciliations, invoice processing, audit support, documentation filing, and other accounting-related duties.

Key responsibilities

The Junior Accountant will be responsible for assisting with the following duties:

• Perform daily bookkeeping in accordance with the rules and procedures in place.
• Review accounts payable bookings and follow up on EFD invoices for purchases.
• Review cash movements in QuickBooks Online and bank cash movements.
• Prepare, book, and fiscalize sales invoices three times per month with support from the Reservations Department.
• Follow up and book specific projects, including CAPEX.
• Carry out various reconciliations, including:
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Withholding tax reconciliations
  • Imprest and advance reconciliations
  • Prepayment reconciliations
  • Accounts payable and accounts receivable reconciliations
  • VAT reconciliations
• Support internal and external audits.
• Assist management with daily accounting and administrative tasks.
• Maintain and file accounting documentation properly.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required skills and qualifications

Applicants should have the following skills and qualifications:

• Accounting training.
• Knowledge and experience using accounting systems, especially QuickBooks Online.
• Good written and spoken communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Swahili.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility and willingness to support different accounting tasks.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Perform daily bookkeeping in accordance with the rules and procedures in place.
• Review accounts payable bookings and follow up on EFD invoices for purchases.
• Review cash movements in QuickBooks Online and bank cash movements.
• Prepare, book, and fiscalize sales invoices three times per month with support from the Reservations Department.
• Follow up and book specific projects, including CAPEX.
• Carry out various reconciliations, including: Bank reconciliations, Withholding tax reconciliations, Imprest and advance reconciliations, Prepayment reconciliations, Accounts payable and accounts receivable reconciliations, VAT reconciliations
• Support internal and external audits.
• Assist management with daily accounting and administrative tasks.
• Maintain and file accounting documentation properly.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

• Knowledge and experience using accounting systems, especially QuickBooks Online.
• Good written and spoken communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Swahili.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility and willingness to support different accounting tasks.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Accounting training.