Assistant Accountant

Role Overview

The Assistant Branch Accountant is responsible for branch accounting, financial controls, reconciliations, and cash operations.

Responsibilities

• Post and reconcile daily transactions, including bank, AR/AP, and accrual accounts.
• Support month-end close, tax documentation, three-way matching, variance analysis, and escalate control issues.
• Receive, record, reconcile, and safeguard customer/dealer payments through cash, POS, and bank transfers.
• Balance daily collections, prepare deposit/cash reports, and maintain complete audit trails.
• Maintain the branch fixed asset register, including tagging, depreciation, location, movements, and disposals.
• Support physical counts and CapEx/CWIP accounting.
• Verify invoices against POs and goods receipts and process approved payments with proper documentation.
• Reconcile vendor accounts and flag duplicate, incorrect, or suspicious transactions.
• Enforce segregation of duties and safeguard cash, financial records, and supporting documents.
• Support audits, corporate accounting policies, monthly variance reporting, and fraud/control issue escalation.
• Process and reconcile GL, AP, Fixed Assets, and POS transactions in Odoo.
• Maintain master data, cost-center coding, access controls, and escalate system issues.
• Respond to Finance/HQ queries promptly and meet reconciliation and D+5 month-end deadlines.
• Attend required daily/weekly Finance reviews and support cash-security coverage when needed.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. / HND qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; ICAN Intermediate preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant accounting/finance experience with GL, reconciliations, AP, cash management, Excel, and ERP/Odoo systems.

How to Apply

Send CV to: employment@simsng.com