Finance Associate at Living Goods

Purpose of role

To support the growth and operation of Living Goods by managing cash flow, timely return of account balances and supplier’s relationships to ensure smooth business operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare month and quarterly cash flow projections.
• Acting as a bank agent.
• Manage petty cash and ensure monthly petty cash counts and issuance of at all branches/location.
• Prepare weekly cash flow reports and ensure enough funding at all times.
• On a weekly basis, book all the transactions for the week into the QuickBooks/ERP accounting system ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare weekly and monthly KPI as directed by supervisor.
• Assist in preparation of other reports as requested from time to time.
• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Maintain the fixed asset register ensuring its fully updated.
• Reconcile fixed asset register to the general ledger on monthly basis.
• Compute the monthly depreciation and post the depreciation journal in the accounting system.
• Process non-field related payments for authorization ensuring all requisite supporting documentation.
• Ensure payments are allocated to the correct project/budget.
• Update cashbook to capture all payments processed.
• Ensure all due payments are processed and disbursed in a timely manner.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Relevant professional qualification.

Professional Qualifications / Membership To Professional Bodies

• CPA or ACCA

Work Experience Required

• Minimum of (1) year relevant experience for degree holders and (2) years relevant experience for diploma holders.