Junior Accountant

Background of the company

• Kerchanshe Group is the largest producer and exporter of coffee in Ethiopia, and engage in manufacturing, agro-processing and export business. It has a proud history of providing quality coffees to the local and international markets. Currently Kerchanshe Group needs a dedicated and motivated candidate.

Job Purpose:

• To support financial recording and reporting system of the Company by encoding, recording and keeping data accurately.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares, compiles and sorts documents for data entry.
• Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
• Compares data with source documents, or re-enters data in verification format to detect errors.
• Assists with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned.
• Locates and corrects data entry errors or report them to supervisors.
• Updates financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed.
• Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings.
• Combines and rearranges data from source documents where required.
• Enters data from source documents into prescribed computer database, files and forms.
• Checks completed work for accuracy and document appropriately.
• Maintains logbooks or records of activities and tasks.
• Responds to requests for information and access relevant files.
• Complies with data integrity and security policies.
• Performs other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualification and Skills

• Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Management, Business Administration, or related fields.

Experience

• 0 zero experience

Skills

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher amongst others.
• Time management skills