Longhorn Publishers, a leading firm
with a strong presence in Eastern Africa region whose core business is
publishing and distributing educational and leisure publications, wishes to
recruit dynamic and results oriented individual to fill the following post:
Assistant Accountant
2 PostsJob Description: The position reports to the Financial Accountant or Management Accountant. The job mainly involves processing supplier’s payments, posting of printer’s invoices and stock receipts in the ledger.
The duties and responsibilities will
entail;
- Receive and receipt payments from customers
and update customer’s accounts.
- Paying out petty cash and maintaining petty
cash account
- Reconciling petty cash and cash in hand
accounts
- Company’s bank agent for purposes of cash
withdrawal, collection of cheque books, presenting RTGS, collecting unpaid
cheques.
- Reconcile customer accounts.
- Verify stocks returns and raise credit notes.
- Prepare staff debtors schedule for payroll
deductions.
- Prepare customer files needed by debt
collectors and lawyers.
- Raise stock receipt journals in the accounting
system.
- Reconcile stocks in subsidiary ledger to
control stocks in the general ledger.
- Reconcile work in progress schedule in the
general ledger.
- Prepare monthly work in progress reports on
newly established books for amortization purpose.
Job Specifications
For appointment to this position of
one must have:
- Proven work experience of two (2) years in a
similar position;
- Bachelors degree in accounting/Finance;
- Minimum CPA part (II) or ACCA II;
- Demonstrated problem solving and interpersonal
skills
- A Certificate in Computer Applications
(Windows, Ms-Word, Ms-Excel, Ms-Access, Internet and Accounting Packages
especially in an ERP) from a recognized institution.
How to Apply
If you are the right candidate for the above position and can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the qualifications given, submit your application letter and current CV indicating the job title on the subject to jobs@longhornpublishers.com
If you are the right candidate for the above position and can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the qualifications given, submit your application letter and current CV indicating the job title on the subject to jobs@longhornpublishers.com
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted
We are an equal opportunity employer.