Job Description

As an Accounts Assistant, you will be a part of the Accounts department. You will assist
accounting officials and senior management in recording, reporting and managing
company’s finances. You will also be required to provide administrative support and
suggest ways for improving the overall accounting process of the company to Senior
Accountants.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data into
accounting software or databases then filing hard copies
• Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure
• Paying vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances
• Completing VAT returns
• Verifying the accuracy of business accounts and alerting the accountant of errors
• Recording any inconsistencies to help the accountants reconcile inaccuracies
• Developing monthly financial statements including cash flow, profit and loss and
balance sheets
• Preparing employee wages
• Managing employee expense claims
• Helping the Accountant with administrative duties and preparing yearly accounts
• Prepare and submit GST filing and posting and other source deductions;
• Help with month end and year end closing files;
• Process A/P for proper coding and reconciliation of the account and works closely
with A/R and collections;
• GL account reconciliations and month end journal entries into GL;
• Month end journal entries, assist with the preparation of financial statements.
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