About the role
As a Finance Associate, you will be ultimately responsible for supporting all tactical and operational duties of the accounting function. This includes the preparation of accounting schedules, management reporting, statutory reporting , internal and external stakeholder management.
In the first few months you’ll
- Understand the company’s dynamics on how finances are managed and moved around
- Begin to interface with clients and vendors on financial matters
- Understand how the departments interface on money matters
- Understand the various regulatory bodies that engage our company
- Understand the financial software we use for day-to-day operations
Responsibilities
- Support the Finance Manager in budget preparation, annual reports, audits, etc
- Participate in month-end closing activities like generating reports, cut off activities on specific workdays (monthly, quarterly, annually)
- Generate, maintain & update receivable aging reports and follow up on invoices
- Carry-out monthly account reconciliation & maintain company’s assets register
- Apply the principles of the finance manuals and update to the manuals subject to the approval of the Finance Manager
- Be involved in the development and update of Finance SOPs
- Timely & Accurate Delivery of tasks
- Be involved in the engagement of internal stakeholders as required to fulfil responsibilities.
- Assist in the development and reporting of key performance metrics to help drive business productivity.
- Ensure timely preparation and transmission of regulatory filings and other external reports
- Be involved in the preparation of standard management reports and any other reports as may be required by management from time to time.
- Ensure the daily reconciliation for all payment processors of all products using source data.
- Ensure accuracy of all automated sources of data via frequent checks and reconciliations
Requirements
- B.Sc in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
- 1-3 years experience in finance or similar role
- Proficiency in the use of Google Workspace
- Background knowledge of insurance broker financial system operation
- Good knowledge of Accounting Software (Sage, Quickbooks, Microsoft Dynamics, etc)
- Intermediate report writing skills
Bonus points if you
- Have certifications like ICAN
- Have worked in insurance before
Key details
- This is a permanent position and reports to the Finance Manager & CEO
- Major benefits:
- Health insurance
- 14 day vacation per year
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