Assistant Accountant

Role Overview The Assistant Branch Accountantis responsible for branch accounting, financial controls, reconciliations, and cash operations. Key Responsibilities GL & Controllership: Post and reconcile daily transactions, including bank, AR/AP, and accrual accounts. Support month-end close, tax documentation, three-way matching, variance analysis, and escalation of control issues. Cash Operations: 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. Fixed Assets: Maintain the branch fixed asset register, including tagging, depreciation, location, movements, and disposals. Support physical counts and CapEx/CWIP accounting. Accounts Payable & Vendors: Verify invoices against POs and goods receipts and process approved payments with proper documentation. Reconcile vendor accounts and flag duplicate, incorrect, or suspicious transactions. Control & Compliance: 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. Odoo Accounting: Process and reconcile GL, AP, Fixed Assets, and POS transactions in Odoo. Maintain master data, cost-center coding, access controls, and escalate system issues; Inventory is excluded. Service & Performance: 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 & Experience 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. Female candidates are most preferred.