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Accountant

Cheshire Ethiopia

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Finance

Accounting

Addis Ababa

2 years

1 Position

2025-07-16

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2025-08-17

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Fields of study

Accounting & Finance

Full Time

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Job Description

Job Title:  Accountant

Work Unit:Finance and Procurement Directorate

Immediate Supervisor:     Finance Team Leader 

Job Summary: - Under the overall guidance of the Finance Team Leader the Accountant will process and reconcile a wide variety of accounting documents such as invoices, billing, cash receipts, journal vouchers, review and code financial information, prepare and process documents to disburse funds, make deposits and prepare reports, compile and review information for accuracy, maintain records and responsible to perform the overall finance and accounts functions.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Processes accurately and promptly all accounting transactions, operating expenses and other office running expenses

  • Maintains accounts reconciled at any given point.

  • Reviews regularly the open item accounts and resolves any outstanding items.

  • Keeps relevant documents and invoices systematically to fully support the accounts.

  • Prepares payment vouchers after careful verification of the supporting documents and prepare cheques against approved payment documents.

  • Effects timely payments and resolve accounting related issues.

  • Assists in the preparation of annual budget and ensure in the monitoring budget and expenses.

  • Ensures CE internal control procedures are adhered with.

  • Enters, updates, and/or retrieves accounting data from Peachtree accounting system.

  • Posts financial data to appropriate account in Peachtree system accordingly.

  • Performs bank account reconciliation with accounts records.

  • Reconciles transactions, financial data, and other information in an automated accounting system. 

  • Updates and prepares monthly payroll for employees

  • Maintains float, loan and salary advance registers.

  • Monitors cash flow, and ensure that sufficient funds are always available in the bank.

  • Ensures that all payroll deductions, withholding tax and other bills are made and paid to the concerned parties timely.

  • Verifies that expenditures are budgeted, justified properly, signed and charged to the correct accounts.

  • Keeps all financial source documents, vouchers, receipts, etc filed properly.

  • Ensures that proper records of all financial transactions are kept.

  • Performs any other related duties as assigned to him/her by the immediate supervisor.    

Salary:  Negotiable                                       

Job Requirements

Qualification

  • BA in  accounting or finance or related  and Peachtree certificate

Experience

  • 2 years direct experience 

How to Apply

Interested applicants can submit their CV and relevant documents to  Cheshire Ethiopia  Head  Office in front of Sahilete Mihiret Church adjacent to Ethiopian Management Institute   

Fields Of Study

Accounting & Finance

Skills Required

check accounting records

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