Job Detail

Job Position: General Accountant


Employment type: Permanent

Posted date: 2025-11-24

Deadline date: 2025-12-24

Recruiter: Saria Consultancy PLC

Job Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Category: Accounting and Finance

Current Salary: Negotiable

Career Level: Junior Level

Job Summary:

We are looking for a General Accountant who will be responsible for recording and maintaining the company’s financial records, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Key duties include managing the general ledger, handling accounts payable and receivable, reconciling accounts, assisting with audits and tax preparation, and analyzing financial data to support business decisions.  

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ensure that all cash vouchers and any other relevant documents are completely signed and authorized;
  • Follow up the settlement account payable/receivables and provide a consolidated monthly report;
  • Encode all payments, bank transfers and collections to Peach-tree accounts 
  • Prepare bank transfer and/or other bank documents and monitor bank accounts movement;
  • Handle payment requests and correspondences for timely collection of funds; 
  • Updated bank registrar book for all company bank accounts; 
  • Effect payment for vendors/clients and collect respective invoices;
  • Manages cash requirements and transfers funds as per the agreed schedule; 
  • Prepare monthly invoices for respective clients and ensure timely collection of funds;
  • Prepare travel and work advance and follow up its timely settlements;
  • Handle office inventory records and documents purchased and handed over materials. 
  • Maintains proper filing for all payments and collections and keeps information confidential;
  • Prepare monthly government tax dues and ensure timely settlement;
  • Reconcile ledger against account records to ensure data recording is up-to-date;
  • Assists in other organizational activities and tasks, as assigned.

Requirements

Academic qualification 

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance, and related fields.

Additional qualifications  

  • Ability to prioritize and organize tasks;
  • Ability to work in fast-paced environment
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Peach-tree/Quick-books accounting software;
  • Efficiency in English, both writing and speaking is essential 
  • Ability to work in team and has excellent communication skill
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
  • Self-motivated and result-oriented 
  • Easy going and open-minded to learn and practice new things; 

Years of experience: Minimum of 2+ years of experience. 

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