Fresher Accounts Associate US Company Jobs – Greenlight Planet
Job Title: Accounts Associate
Organisation: Greenlight Planet
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Associate Finance Manager, East Africa
About US:
Greenlight Planet is a US-based global leader dedicated to delivering safe, affordable solar energy products to more than 2 billion people who live off the electric grid around the world. Our Sun King solar- powered lights and phone chargers are used in more than 5 million homes in South Asia, East Africa and West Africa today. Our mission is to replace the dirty and dangerous kerosene lanterns used by under-electrified consumers across the globe. Our products have earned huge recognition, including a ranking as “the best solar lamp” by the Economist Magazine and ‘best-in-category’ prizes from the World Bank’s Lighting Global program. The Company has also won numerous awards including the recent 2016 Ashden International Award – the world’s most prestigious green award for excellence in sustainable energy.
Job Summary: The Accounts Associate will be responsible for the AP and AR Functions of Greenlight Planet Uganda Limited.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tasked with the reconciliation of processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Responsible for receiving and processing all Purchase Orders, Invoices, Expense Forms, and request for payments.
- Performing daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of Cash, Bank and Mobile Money Accounts.
- Confirmation of Customer Receipts and follow up on Customer Accounts that are overdue.
- Maintaining filing systems of all accounting and finance documents and vouchers in a manner which ensures ease in retrieval and reference.
- Charging expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
- Scheduling and preparing payments on the payment tracker.
- Reconciliation and adjustment of accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions and subsequent matching of the same.
- Tasked with verifying vendor and customer Accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
- Disbursing petty cash by recording entry; and verifying documentation.
- Assisting in the filing of VAT Returns as well as reconciliation of the same.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal Accounts Associate should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or other related qualification from a recognised institution
- A minimum of two to three years of accounts payable or general accounting experience
- Computer literacy i.e. proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Good team player and proactive to learn.
- Must be honest and of high integrity.
- Must be able to work under pressure with strict deadlines and with minimal or no supervision.
- Is highly proficient in Data Entry and Management.
- Fluent in both written and spoken English language
- Highly flexible and willing to stretch and achieve over and above base expectations.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join Greenlight Planet are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the link below.
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