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Assistant Accountant (5 Months Contract)


Contract Posted On 06.11.2025 Expire On 06.26.2025 Employer

Description


Job Title: Assistant Accountant

Job Category: Professional

Location: Head Office

Department: Finance

Level/Salary Range: Senior Professional

Position Type: Contract

Reports to: Accountant

Direct reports: Six
 
Job Brief:
The Assistant Accountant will play a critical role in supporting the financial operations of the Company.

Reporting directly to the Senior Accountant, the Assistant Accountant is responsible for ensuring accuracy in financial reporting, adherence to compliance standards, and providing reliable financial data to support decision-making. This role manages the day-to-day accounting supervision functions and supports the Finance unit in the financial reporting, audit and budgeting processes.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Oversight
  • Ensure all accruals, prepayment and Intercompany schedules and transactions are completed timely and accurately
  • Reconciliation of various general ledger accounts (Income Statement and Balance Sheet)
  • Approve vendor payments, refunds and claims
  • ACH Sweep Management
  • Review and timely clearing of Unallocated Deposits
  • Ensure that Salary Deductions are uploaded timely and accurately
  • Daily Cash Balancing
  • Disbursement of Loan applications
 
Financial Reporting
  • Preparation of schedules for Statutory Reporting
  • Preparation of investment schedules and ensure transactions are recorded timely and accurately
  • Fixed Assets Management (schedule preparation and posting of entries)
  • Bank Reconciliations, review bank statement filings, prepare and review of distributed bank reconciliations
  • Tracking of Loan portfolio Remittances
 
Audit Support
  • Coordinate with internal and external auditors to facilitate the audit process
  • Address audit queries and implement recommendations to improve processes
 
Team Supervision and Collaboration
  • Supervision and management of Finance Staff, providing mentorship to build a strong and capable finance team
  • Work closely with the Senior Accountant, Accountant and other finance team members to achieve departmental goals
 
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
  • Professional accounting designation (ACCA, CPA) OR actively pursuing ACCA Level 2 qualification combined with three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in accounting or financial reporting roles, preferably within the financial services sector 
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • High level of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with multi-faceted teams and multiple stakeholders
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
  • Attention to detail and accuracy in financial reporting
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
  • Strong reasoning and decision-making abilities
  • Ability to adapt to changing financial regulations and company needs


Overview


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Job ID:

123051

Title:

Assistant Accountant (5 Months Contract)

Location:

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Category:

Accounting

Salary:

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Employment Type:

Contract

Posted:

06.11.2025


Tags


Accounting-Finance : General-Other: Accounting-Finance


Job Requirements


Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
  • Professional accounting designation (ACCA, CPA) OR actively pursuing ACCA Level 2 qualification combined with three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in accounting or financial reporting roles, preferably within the financial services sector 

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