Assistant Accountant at Sheer Logic

Assistant Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Payment of Voucher Service Providers
• Receive voucher tokens and approved payment request from programs department for services rendered by the service providers
• Verify accuracy of amounts to be paid
• Verify support documents for validity
• Prepare payment voucher ensuring accuracy in codes and amount
• Present payment vouchers for authorization
• Payment of Voucher Distributors
• Receive approved payment request from programs department for voucher distributors
• Confirm existence of the distributors to be paid on the distributors data base
• Verify accuracy or amounts to be paid
• Prepare payment voucher for authorization
• Payment for Youth events and Launches
• Participate in scheduled youth events
• Verify participants list for accuracy and completeness
• Pay the respective participants agreed amounts for each activity
• Collect and submit payment records to support accounting for funds used for the activity
• Filing of payment records and support documentation
• Arrange payment records in an orderly and sequential manner
• File and label related payment records for storage and ease of retrieval
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time
• Assist as directed in other finance functions
  Participate in cross purpose activities within MSK finance
  Relieving duties as assigned when other finance staff are on leave

Qualifications for the Assistant Accountant Job

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognised institution of higher learning or CPA II
• Minimum one year’s work experience in accounting either in private sector or NGO
• The candidate should have experience working with any EDP
• Computer literacy

Key Skills

Possess excellent data entry and processing skills
Good organisational skills
Ability to influence and communicate effectively
Ability to work with minimum supervision