Job Objective

• The Finance Assistant is in charge of keeping track of the company’s finances.
• He/She directly assists the Accountant by encoding financial data and preparing financial reports.
• He/She provides support to the company’s day-to-day operations by recording and processing financial transactions.
• The Finance Assistant helps verify the details of all expenses made by employees and managers and ensures strict compliance to internal Finance policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Encodes and processes supplier/vendor requests for payment
• Reviews and processes employee reimbursements and other requests for budget or payment
• Executes necessary follow-up with clients, suppliers, and partners for invoices, payments, and official receipts
• Updates financial spreadsheets with daily transactions
• Prepares balance sheets
• Tracks and reconciles bank statements
• Creates cost analysis reports (fixed and variable costs)
• Processes tax payments, as required/needed
• Extends support to the HR Department for payroll and document organization needs
• Records all accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Provides administrative support during budget preparation and finance planning
• Works with the Accountant and Head of Finance for quarterly and annual audits

Job Qualifications

• College Graduate
• At least 2 years of experience working as a Finance Assistant
• Good knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures
• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel Skills (spreadsheet preparation using financial functions)
• Familiarity with accounting software (QuickBooks is preferred)
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Attention to detail, with an ability to spot numerical errors