Bookkeeper Accountant

at Digitise
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Date Posted December 15, 2021
Category Accounting
Audit
Finance
Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency TZS

Description

About the job

What’s In It For You…

  • 40 days paid holiday annually - (28 days + bank holidays + extended festive period shutdown)
  • All of our team members qualify to become partners within our organisation, following the usual probationary period. On this partnership model, each partner is eligible to receive a share in the profit of our business, along with the opportunity for real input into its management and financial performance. Partners have additional special benefits including the opportunity to work from home on certain days.
  • You'll be joining a group of fun, friendly, and geographically diverse professionals who love our work and get a kick out of over-delivering for our clients.

NOW WE’VE GOT YOUR ATTENTION, ALLOW US TO EXPAND...

About Our Organisation…

We are a dynamic London-based web and digital agency working with clients from well-known brands to innovative start-ups, creating custom websites and eCommerce stores, as well as bespoke apps and CRM systems.

We believe in investing in people and want to build an organization that everyone benefits from in both the short and long term. Considering this philosophy, we have Investors in People, Living Wage and Disability Confident accreditation, amongst others.

XERO SPECIALIST BOOKKEEPER - WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM JOB…

If you are a well-versed Bookkeeper and experienced in maintaining and managing all accounts as well as being an in-house expert on Xero and resolving Xero issues and for Xero training, then read on…

The Role - What’s It About…

If you’re a megastar in Xero, have exceptional organizational skills and draw energy from being part of a team, we would like to meet you…

If you are passionate about technology, constantly seeking to learn and improve your skillset, then you are the type of person we are looking for!

THE FINE PRINT…

Mandatory Skills - 2 To 4 Years Experience In

Experience in bookkeeping and finance

  • Competent Xero user with at least 1 year of experience
  • Hands-on experience with Xero and Excel spreadsheets (You will be required to demonstrate your bookkeeping and spreadsheet skills)
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and innovative style
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are essential across all stakeholders

Excel Skills Required…

  • Intermediate to advance excel/pivot tables

Xero Experience Required…

  • Setting up the system including entering opening balances for customers and suppliers
  • Ability to amend the nominal ledger and create chart accounts reports
  • Dealing with customer and supplier ledgers including invoices and credit notes
  • Reconciling bank accounts on a day-to-day basis
  • Handling payroll including posting the salary journal
  • A Xero competency test will be conducted

A High Level Of Proficiency In

  • Management of sales and purchase ledgers
  • Maintaining accounts, verifying, and posting transactions
  • Summarize financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
  • Daily usage of financial processes, enhancing and updating where needed
  • Reconciliation of bank transactions daily
  • Preparation of accounts and reports for managers to review
  • Training expert on accounts and Xero
  • Undertake ad hoc duties as directed/ operationally required
  • Excellent attention to detail