Financial Assistant at BioLite

KEY ACTIVITIES:

• Billing fulfilled sales orders in NetSuite and issuing ETR receipts for the invoices generated & issue credit notes for products returned as per the company policy
• Review the open sales order list in NetSuite and follow up with the Procurement & Logistics Associate to fulfill any open orders for the month before the month end close
• Post payments received from customers in NetSuite in real-time to ensure that Accounts Receivable are up-to date at all times
• Regularly check the iTax portal for withholding VAT certificates in order to post them in NetSuite and apply to the respective invoices they relate to
• Responsible for managing the office petty cash float and subsequent accounting through Expensify by the 5th working day of the month
• Assist the senior accountant in making payments to vendors through the bank online platform and post payments made to vendors in NetSuite in real-time to ensure that Accounts Payable are up-to at all times
• Work with the Operations team during Month End Close period to follow up with vendors for monthly statements and reconcile their accounts with the transactions in NetSuite
• Assist in filing statutory deductions before the due date
• Assist in VAT returns and withholding VAT and tax filing before the due date
• Participate in monthly stock take exercises and subsequent reconciliations with the Operations team
• Assist with other month end close activities as assigned by the line manager

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelors of Commerce degree (or any other business related degree) preferably specializing in accounting or finance
• Minimum of CPA Part II (or equivalent ACCA qualification)
• Knowledge of Oracle Netsuite or other ERP and interaction with Google Workspace is an added advantage
• Minimum experience of 3 years in a similar role