Junior Accounting Associate

About Chowdeck

Chowdeck is an on-demand delivery service for Africa. We help vendors deliver food, medicine, groceries and other packages seamlessly while also providing customers with a platform to order from their favourite vendors. At Chowdeck, we deeply value growth, excellence, speed, and empathy. Our team is a tight-knit team of creative problem solvers who are smart, kind and committed to helping each other grow.

About the role

We are looking for a dynamic and critical-thinking professional who can work effectively with the Finance Team. The successful candidate will need to be an independent, high-achieving individual, able to provide tactical and strategic support in specific aspects of our finances.

The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in supporting financial operations and ensuring accurate and timely recording of transactions. As a Junior Accounting Associate, you will work closely with the finance team to maintain financial records, reconcile accounts, and contribute to the overall financial health of the organization.

You'll work side by side with a tight-knit team of creative problem solvers. So, an ideal candidate will be solution-oriented and apply a high level of rigor and attention to detail to work. You should be able to multi-task and reprioritize workstreams according to rapidly changing developments and have a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.

This role is full-time. You will report directly to the Finance Manager.

We'll trust you to:

• Manage transactions related to the general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll and financial reporting for vendors.


• Manage vendor cashflow and ensure timely settlement to vendors and partners.


• Prepare annual, monthly, weekly reports on revenues, profits, and expenses for submission to other managers, stakeholders, and external analysts.


• Maintain relationships with vendors and partners; represent the company to banks, financial institutions and vendors.


• Oversee all vendor accounts and reporting systems ensuring they are compliant with regulatory requirements.


• Knowledge of accounting software (Sage, Quickbooks, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.).


• Make sure internal controls are strong and other processed related to Finance are compliant.


• Work with the company leaders to define financial projections for vendors.


• Assist in the preparation of financial reports and statements.


• Provide support for financial audit.


• Assist in month-end and year-end closing procedures.

You'll thrive as a junior accounting associate if you:

• have 0-1 year of related finance(or finance-related) experience


• have a Bachelor’s degree(minimum of 2nd class upper honors); concentration in accounting or finance preferred


• have solid experience with financial analysis and forecasting, including experience with three statement financial modeling, preparing statistical reports and making recommendations based on analysis and research.


• have started professional qualifications such as ICAN, ACCA, CFA, CPA, CIA or CISA.


• have strong priority management skills.


• have strong oral and written communication skills.


• are intellectually honest.


• are not afraid to say your mind.

Bonus points if you:

• Have previous experience in a Big Four, top-tier consulting firm, fintech, financial institution, e-commerce, OR Logistics company.

Benefits:

In addition to your monthly salary, this role offers:

• a lunch allowance to support your daily needs.


• a laptop to facilitate your work tasks


• medical coverage, ensuring your well-being.


• smart and kind colleagues genuinely invested in your growth