You will be responsible for:
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purchase ledger accounting transactions, including invoice approvals through Docusign, three-way match including statement reconciliation and follow up, resolution of supplier and internal requests
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generation of information supporting new supplier requests and processing of supplier modifications
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expense claims, Navan processing & credit card processing as well as petty cash (including currency) control
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generation of and processing of payment runs
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cash posting
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some sales ledger accounting transactions – recharges and pass through costs
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Kyriba daily reconciliations and vendor payment forecasts
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stock valuation, monthly reporting and maintaining stock records, identification of anomalies and follow through to resolution
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Quarter end revaluations- cash and purchase ledger
During the month end process and production of the monthly Management Accounts, Group reporting and weekly cash flow forecasts;
Specific duties for which you will be responsible:
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journal postings
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late invoice accruals
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updating pre payments for new contracts on a monthly basis
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resolving queries- supplier/expense/cash/fixed asset related
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Currency creditor revaluations at quarter ends
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bank reconciliations & other control account reconciliations
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stock control and updating stock valuations & audit schedules
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improving controls and reporting processes, at all times ensuring compliance with Unilabs Internal Controls, DOA and Finance Policies.
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Kyriba monthly cash forecasting- supplier payments and CAPEX
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Support year end closing and audit, by preparation of material for audit and resolution of audit queries
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General tasks as part of finance function
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Ensure continuous updating of own education and continuing education.
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Participate in ad hoc tasks assigned by Head Finance
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Participate in relevant meetings.
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Process optimization
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Assist in description of workflows (SOPs) in relation to finance/ P&C department.
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Ensure structured process descriptions and descriptions of various workflows.
Qualifications and experience
The Assistant Accountant will ideally have:
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a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a finance/accounting role
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experience of posting journals and strong understanding of accounting fundamentals (debits/credits, prepayments/accruals, etc.)
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AAT qualification or the early stages of CIMA/ACCA is desirable but not essential
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advanced working knowledge of Excel
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Experience of Sage 50/200
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excellent communication skills
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an aptitude for learning to use new accounting software
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team player experience and be able to promote and sustain a constructive, supportive and friendly working relationship and be prepared to do what is required