Junior Accountant
🏢 About the Company
EthioChicken is a leading and rapidly growing distributor of chickens to rural farmers across Ethiopia, dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers by improving their health and wealth.
🔹 Vision: One chicken per person per year through smallholder farmers.
🔹 Purpose: Making farmers of Ethiopia healthier and wealthier.
🔹 Job Summary
The Junior Accountant will process payments, reconcile bank statements, maintain accurate accounting records, and support financial operations under the Division Head – Treasury.
✅ Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare payment vouchers for check and bank transfer transactions.
- Perform daily data entry for accounting records.
- Reconcile monthly bank statements for all accounts.
- Verify budgets before preparing payments.
- Ensure proper financial documentation for all transactions.
- Deduct and manage withholding taxes per tax laws.
- Process payment requests in line with company policies.
- Coordinate with the Division Head and National Finance Manager on accurate coding of transactions.
- Post daily transaction documents to control and subsidiary ledgers.
- Check expenditures for justification, documentation, and proper account charges.
- Maintain and update journal voucher registers.
- Reconcile staff advances and ensure timely clearance.
- Prepare intercompany transactions and collaborate with teams.
- Assist external auditors by providing required documentation.
- Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor.
👤 About You
📌 Qualifications
- Degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, tax compliance, and financial documentation.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an advantage.
📌 Experience
- Relevant experience in accounting or finance preferred.
📌 Competencies
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with a positive attitude.
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and multitasking skills.
- Strong communication skills for effective cross-department collaboration.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, PowerPoint).
🔑 Required Skills
📊 Time Management
💻 Microsoft Office Suite
🧠 Critical Thinking
🔎 Attention to Detail
🔧 Problem Solving
📒 Accounting
📝 How to Apply
📨 Send your Cover Letter and detailed CV with the subject line: “Junior Accountant” to:
👉 careers@ethiochicken.com
🚺 Women are highly encouraged to apply!
Deadline : July 4th 2025
⏰ Apply now to join a passionate team committed to transforming the lives of Ethiopian farmers!