Job Description

Nash Paints Inc is looking for an Accounts Clerk to be responsible for posting all cash and bank payments, classifying them into the correct ledger accounts and reconciling the ledger accounts to reflect accurate balances.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Cashbook posting and general ledger accounts reconciliation
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of loan accounts
• Processing petty cash transactions for Head Office and branches
• Ensuring all expenses are posted in the system
• Maintaining the Asset register
• Preparation of weekly and monthly payments report
• Conducting stock counts and analysing variances
• Income Tax and VAT computations
• Bank Reconciliation
• Liaising with Internal and external auditors
• Surprise cash counts to the cash office
• Participate in the preparation of monthly financial statements and the preparation of annual audit.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Accounting or any related field
• At least 2 years’ proven and relevant working experience in accounting
• Knowledge of SAGE accounting software is an added advantage
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Meticulous work, strong sense of responsibility, good communication skills and team spirit;
• Verbal and written communication skills a must.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task is an asset.
• Must be excellent in time management and must be deadline oriented.