About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Accountant to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting expertise, and experience working with financial systems. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance, and effective financial management.

Job Description

• Ensure accurate and timely posting of all financial transactions into SAGE on a daily basis (including bank transactions, VAT, foreign payments, and journals).
• Prepare and maintain bank reconciliations and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Manage accounts payable, including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, and payment preparation.
• Reconcile foreign payables and calculate exchange gains or losses on payments.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules.
• Ensure timely and accurate payment of statutory obligations such as VAT, PAYE, pensions, and corporate taxes.
• Produce daily banking and sales reports for management review.
• Perform daily cash ups with the cashier.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and process depreciation journals.
• Support audit processes, including preparation of schedules and responding to audit queries.
• Oversee petty cash management and ensure proper authorization and recording of expenses.
• Assist in payroll-related accounting entries and employee transaction postings.
• Ensure proper filing, record keeping, and communication of financial matters.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by management.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, and statutory compliance

Added Advantages

• Knowledge or experience in IT systems and integrations
• Audit background / experience
• Proven experience using SAGE accounting systems and QuickBooks

• Ensure accurate and timely posting of all financial transactions into SAGE on a daily basis (including bank transactions, VAT, foreign payments, and journals).
• Prepare and maintain bank reconciliations and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Manage accounts payable, including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, and payment preparation.
• Reconcile foreign payables and calculate exchange gains or losses on payments.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules.
• Ensure timely and accurate payment of statutory obligations such as VAT, PAYE, pensions, and corporate taxes.
• Produce daily banking and sales reports for management review.
• Perform daily cash ups with the cashier.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and process depreciation journals.
• Support audit processes, including preparation of schedules and responding to audit queries.
• Oversee petty cash management and ensure proper authorization and recording of expenses.
• Assist in payroll-related accounting entries and employee transaction postings.
• Ensure proper filing, record keeping, and communication of financial matters.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by management.

• Strong technical accounting expertise
• Experience working with financial systems
• Strong understanding of financial reporting
• Strong understanding of reconciliations
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance
• Knowledge or experience in IT systems and integrations
• Audit background / experience
• Proven experience using SAGE accounting systems
• Proven experience using QuickBooks

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role