Assistant Accountant

Yoco is on a mission to help the businesses of tomorrow get started, and get paid - be a part of the team that changes financial services in Africa. Curious. Data-driven. Purposeful. Sound like you? It sounds a lot like us too.

We are a fast-growing African technology company made up of over 350 team members globally. All with a bias for boldness, and a passion for simple, progressive solutions.

Founded in 2015, Yoco is now the payments provider for over 200 000 business owners and processes over $2bn annually.

**ROLE | WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING?**

**Key responsibilities**:

- General ledger and bank/credit card reconciliations and maintain supporting schedules where necessary;
- Month-end reporting through general ledger summaries and ensuring all transactions are accurately captured by cost centre, product and region;
- Perform trend analysis between periods and identify reasons for variances;
- Investigate reconciliation anomalies and resolve them timeously;
- Liaise with banks, vendors and auditors where required;
- Provide support in respect of any ad-hoc activities or projects as required by the business;
- Maintaining customer and supplier details in the accounting system;
- Daily processing and reconciliation of customer and supplier invoices;
- Monthly reconciliation of customer and supplier accounts against statements and following up on outstanding accounts;
- Managing group mailboxes, accounts payable workflows and related tools;
- Attending to staff queries;
- Assist in maintaining accurate and complete fixed asset registers; and
- Assist in monthly supplier payment runs

**IDEAL CANDIDATE | WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
**Key requirements to perform responsibilities successfully**:

- Sound knowledge of the accounts payable process with the ability to understand and interpret contracts as well as understand legal and financial terminology
- Two or more years of work experience in assistant accountant capabilities to ensure sound accounting knowledge
- An understanding of Profit and Loss and Balance sheet and their correlation
- Intermediate to advanced level of Microsoft Excel and Google Suite
- Qualification in Accounting preferred
- Maintain excellent general ledger working practices
- Must have a passion for accurate and complete financial reporting
- Ability to work independently and remotely while also part of a team
- Fantastic customer service ethic, high expectations for quality and attention to detail
- Self-directed, willing to experiment and not afraid to fail
- You don't mind getting your hands dirty

**Bonus Points**:

- Professional Accounting Qualification.
- Experience working with a multi-company group and multi-currency.
- Experience with Netsuite.

**THE YOCO FORMULA**

The Yoco formula is a validated approach to work and a set of behaviours that create maximum value for our customers and help us grow.

**Core Values** - _Our way of working to create value & grow_
- Stay Connected
- Make Space to Explore
- Keep it Simple
- Master your Craft

**Core Behaviours** - _How we show up, engage & treat each other_
- Get to know each other personally
- Say what you think
- Be courageous and focus forward
- Don’t let ego get in the way

To support this, we have built a role-based organisation where every individual is given the space to focus and develop their innate strengths. Everyone at Yoco has the opportunity to lead a project and become a specialist, enabling flexibility, collaboration and accountability at all levels. You will be working with a diverse, motivated and skilled team who will continuously stretch you as an individual. To learn more about our culture, subscribe to our Exposure Gallery.
- Join us on a meaningful journey at Yoco, and help enable our merchants to thrive through Open Commerce_