Duties and Responsibilities
Specific tasks will include:
Under the immediate supervision of the Accountant, the incumbent will be tasked with:
- Receiving, reviewing and keeping records of all incoming and outgoing accounting and financial working documents
- Conducting bank reconciliation
- Preparing cheques for payment of goods and services
- Verifying the correctness of invoices, VAT returns and staff salary slips
- Taking charge of petty cash
- Filing all paperwork relating to financial transactions
- Producing financial schedules and other inputs into the budget implementation process
- Performing other related duties.
Qualifications and Experience
- Applicants must have the minimum of either of the following qualifications: a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration; an Accounting Technician qualification or equivalent qualification in the country of study. Exceptionally strong practical experience may substitute
- At least three years’ experience with increasing level of responsibilities working in multinational or international organizations.
Skills and other Requirements
- Highly skilled in Microsoft Office applications especially Ms Excel, and other accounting software packages
- Accuracy and confidence in dealing with financial information quickly and accurately
- Honesty, discreetness and trustworthy necessary in dealing with financial and other confidential information
- Good concentration ability and a good eye for details to pick up problems and notice mistakes
- Ability to work independently and under pressure to meet strict deadlines
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to work with people of different nationality and cultural backgrounds
- Working knowledge of German is essential.
Assistant Accountant, Financial Operations Department
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