Junior Accountant

at The Room
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Date Posted July 8, 2023
Category Accounting
Audit
Finance
Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency TZS

Description

ABOUT US

We are building the fastest-growing pool of technology talent in the world. Through our talent agency, The Room, we represent a top-tier group of mid and senior technology professionals from around the world. Through Holberton - a Silicon Valley software engineering school - we are shaping the next generation of software engineers in over 60 countries. With the strength of our ecosystem, we bring together teams that can execute our client's boldest dreams by implementing powerful technologies and supporting them to continuously innovate and stay ahead of the curve. We do hard things!

With varying levels of expertise in software development, data, cloud, machine learning, artificial intelligence, UX design, web development, etc, we are reshaping industries, disrupting traditional business models, and creating new opportunities for innovation and growth.

Our clients include one of the largest cloud computing providers in the world as well as Bestseller A/S (Denmark), Create Prime (New Zealand), Stanbic Bank (Kenya), and Tamara (Dubai). We are acquiring several companies around the world to become a multi-billion dollar global technology services provider that employs over 100K employees across the globe.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Junior Accountant will support the financial reporting team by ensuring that the transactional work and reconciliations are completed timeously. Additionally, they will be required to support payment processing and tracking. The Junior Accountant will mainly focus on transactional work that will include bank posting, intercompany posting, updating the GL, weekly bank reconciliation and a weekly general ledger for review.

As the Junior Accountant, you will be responsible for:

  • Data Entry:
    • Bank Posting and processing.
    • Credit Card processing
    • Intercompany processing
  • AP/AR Support:
    • Debtor/Supplier GL Management
    • Processing of receipts from bank statements and allocating such to debtor/customer accounts.
    • Billing and Collections Support
  • Payments Processing: Support weekly payments processing ensuring on-time and accurate processing of approved expenses in line with the org-wide Policies and Procedures.
  • Audit Support:
    • Documentation storage of all transactions
    • Support team by providing transaction proof during audit.
  • Relationship Management:
    • Managing relationships with internal stakeholders such as employees and interns
    • Managing relationships with external stakeholders such as employer partners, talents and suppliers
  • Reporting
    • Weekly GL Reporting
    • Monthly GL ReportingReporting:
    • Intercompany ReconciliationBank Reconcilation:
      • Reconciling all bank accounts on a weekly and monthly basis
  • Accounting Month End Close: Assisting the financial reporting team by executing tasks assigned by the Senior Accountant

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Attention to detail
  • Clear communication skills
  • Time management
  • Ability to relate to people
  • Problem solving skills
  • Data entry Skills
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