Accounts Assitant

Role Overview

This position sits at the centre of the day-to-day financial engine, taking ownership of the payable cycle, reconciliation work, and the compliance records that keep the ledger clean and audit-ready. Working in a lean finance function, the post-holder keeps cash flowing on schedule, resolves mismatches between the books and the bank or trading partners, and makes sure statutory returns such as VAT rest on accurate, well-documented figures. It is a hands-on role where a disciplined, detail-first approach to routine processing directly protects the organisation against control breaks, late payments, and compliance penalties.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive, verify, and process supplier invoices through the accounting system, then compile payment schedules that meet due dates without straining working capital.
• Carry out supplier, debtor, creditor, and bank reconciliations, tracing the cause of variances and clearing reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Build VAT reconciliation schedules and pull together the underlying documentation needed to support statutory filings and internal or external reviews.
• Prepare and maintain export documentation, ensuring each shipment file is complete, accurate, and retrievable on request.
• Allocate incoming customer receipts to the correct accounts, issue customer billings, and follow up on overdue balances to support collection activity.
• Contribute to the month-end close by preparing finance schedules and supporting reports for review in line with agreed deadlines.
• Keep master data and transaction records accurate inside the ERP/accounting system, maintain an orderly finance filing system, and support the tracking and management of company assets.
• Uphold the organisation's financial controls and procedures, and take an active part in process improvement and digitalisation work across the finance function.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a closely related discipline.
• CPA Part II or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• At least 4 years of practical experience in an accounts or finance support role, with exposure to the full payable and reconciliation cycle.
• Confident hands-on use of ERP or computerised accounting systems; familiarity with SAP would be a distinct advantage.
• Working knowledge of VAT reconciliations, supplier reconciliations, and export documentation requirements.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, supported by competence across the wider Microsoft Office suite.
• Well-developed analytical and organisational abilities, with clear written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrated integrity, close attention to detail, and the self-reliance needed to deliver reliably within a small team.