Junior Accountant
About this role
- Maintain accurate financial records, record daily transactions, and ensure all journal entries are properly documented and authorized using QuickBooks.
- Process vendor invoices, manage payment schedules, track customer billings, and follow up on outstanding receivables to maintain healthy cash flow.
- Perform daily and monthly bank, credit card, and vendor reconciliations to identify and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Prepare routine financial schedules, budget variance reports, and management statements utilizing advanced Microsoft Excel tools (e.g., pivot tables and financial formulas…etc.).
- Assist the senior finance team with month-end and year-end closing activities, including accruals, prepayments, and asset depreciation schedules.
- Organize financial documentation, receipts, and supporting schedules to facilitate internal reviews, tax filings (VAT,PAYE and WHT).
- Maintain digital and physical filing systems for all financial transactions in compliance with corporate governance policies and local financial regulations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field. Professional accounting certifications (or in-progress status with ICAN, ACCA, etc.) are a distinct advantage.
- 2 to 4 years of relevant professional experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or corporate finance roles (internship experience included).
- Demonstrated hands-on experience using QuickBooks (Desktop or Online) for ledger management, invoicing, and reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to handle large datasets, utilize formulas, build pivot tables, and format financial spreadsheets cleanly.
- Exceptional attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent time-management abilities with the capacity to meet strict financial deadlines.
- High level of integrity and confidentiality regarding sensitive corporate financial data.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills
Company at a glance
RS Hunter Limited was established in 2008 with the aim of providing professional and affordable HR consulting services across all sectors. At commencement, the business focussed on assisting SMEs who could not afford to employ their own in-house HR team or companies who required experienced HR consultants to deal with their complex HR issues. Over the years, we have expanded from working only with SMEs to larger organisations who desire vital strategic HR support necessary to achieve their corporate vision.
We specialise in offering practical solutions that emphasize internationally accepted best practices - either as a project or on a retained basis. By adopting this flexible approach we are able to design tailored solutions to suit each client’s requirements while taking budget restrictions into consideration.
Our experienced in-house team of HR consultants are knowledgeable in all areas of HR ranging from organisational change, development of HR policies and procedures to employee management.
Our Areas of HR Expertise
- Compensation Analysis Strategy
- Disciplinary, Dismissal & Grievances
- Compensation & Payroll Management
- Company Handbooks
- HR Frameworks (Policies & Procedures)
- Employee Orientation/On-Boarding
- Job Analysis and Job Descriptions
- Employee Satisfaction Surveys
- Development and Implementation of Performance Management Systems
- Pre-Employment Screening
- Employee Rewards and Incentive Programs
- Recruitment & Employee Retention Strategies
- Redundancy Management
- HR Audit/Compliance Assessment
- Leadership Mentoring & Executive Coaching
- Workforce Planning
- HR Department Set-Up/Operations
- Testing & Evaluations
- Competency Assessments
- Skills Gap Analysis
- Open Training Courses
- Training & Development
- Workplace Dispute Resolution
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