Junior Accountant – Metropolitan Real Estate PLC
Accounting and Finance
Metropolitan Real Estate PLC
Metropolitan is an established property development company focused on creating homes packed with functionality, convenience, and comfort for today's modern lifestyle seeker and savvy investor.
The innovation-led, future-focused Metropolitan Real Estate established in 1995, the company is responsible for more than 450 large-scale projects worldwide.
Metropolitan Real Estate has been operating in Ethiopia since 2016 G.C, we have completed multiple projects and delivered our projects on time. In doing so, we strive to fulfill the needs of luxury living in Ethiopia and provide long-term profitable investment opportunities in the real estate industry.
The junior accountant will assist the financial department by managing daily accounting and financial tasks and will work with the finance team and other Precise teams to keep the books in order. The junior accountant is expected to be detail-oriented, have strong problem-solving skills, work comfortably under pressure, and deliver on tight deadlines with the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team. The junior accountant is expected to be well-versed in accounting principles and able to work comfortably with numbers and pay attention to detail. Under the supervision of a senior accountant and finance director, the junior accountant will assist in the preparation and submission of taxes and other financial reports, submit payroll taxes, and reconcile ledgers and will be responsible for staying abreast of the Ethiopian tax law and customs authority guidelines as well as standards. The goal is to contribute to the overall efficiency of the finance department and make the company fully aware of its financial condition.
Responsibilities
- Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
- Update accounts receivable and issue invoices.
- Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations.
- Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines.
- As needed, assist with the review of expenses, payroll records, and so on.
- Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed.
- Prepare and submit weekly or monthly reports.
- Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly and yearly closings.
- Assist with other accounting projects Cash payments, check payments, and deposits for different projects were made at the bank.
- Analyze financial information and prepare balance sheets.
- Coordinate with management and staff to prepare budgets.
- Ensure compliance with organizational guidelines and procedures and Ethiopian tax regulations.
- Resolve account payable and receivable issues or queries.
- Comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards for financial statements.
- Assist in financial and tax audits, and general ledger preparation.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly income tax, pension, and VAT returns under the Ethiopian revenue and customs authority reporting requirements.
- Ensuring that financial administration functions well in accordance with the company standard procedure
- Effectively coordinating with the staff of the finance team.
- Handles petty cash accounts and effects accurate and timely payments for goods and services.
- Secures and records financial transactions on a daily basis.
- Raise a cash receipt voucher (CRV) for cash collection in advance and a cash payment voucher (CPV) for cash and check payments.
- collects payment receipts and attaches them to vouchers
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of payments.
- Processes and issues Where applicable, withhold a tax receipt from the payer.
- Maintains and files financial documents properly; follows up on the collection of VAT receivables.
- Supports financial audits.
- Supports administrative matters.
- Performs any other duties as required.
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a closely related field is required.
- 0 years of accounting work experience
- Additional qualifications in IFRS and Peachtree are a big advantage.
- sound understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
- Analytical mind with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills
- Critical thinker with the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
