Junior Accountant

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November 21

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Allied Talent Partners

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B2B • Marketplace • Social Impact

Allied Talent Partners is a talent marketplace focused on connecting experienced professionals with climate-related projects and businesses. The company aims to support climate action initiatives, particularly within Africa, by making specialized climate-related talent more accessible. Being incubated by the Three Cairns Group, ATP serves various stakeholders in the climate sector, including infrastructure developers, governmental bodies, NGOs, and consulting firms. Their services include project scoping, tech-enabled matching, and providing back-end support to ensure successful project delivery.

2 - 10 employees

🤝 B2B

🏪 Marketplace

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Manage routine bookkeeping activities including AP/AR processing, transaction posting, and maintenance of accurate accounting records. • Prepare payment batches for review and execution by the Director. • Manage vendor and supplier documentation, including verifying supplier statements and following up on outstanding invoices and quotations. • Perform regular balance sheet and bank reconciliations to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data. • Manage day-to-day communication with client stakeholders, responding to information requests, clarifying financial data, and ensuring a smooth flow of operational accounting support. • Support the monthly close process through preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, schedules, and variance reviews. • Prepare routine financial reporting packages and support the Director to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting. • Support additional scope areas such as payroll processing or tax compliance as assigned. • Contribute to ongoing process improvements and documentation enhancements across portfolio company finance functions.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of accounting experience (preferred). • Experience managing books for multiple entities is advantageous. • Exposure to energy or sustainability sectors is not required and can be learned on the job. • Minimum BCom degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; Honours degree preferred but strong hands-on experience will be considered. • A recently qualified CA(SA) may be considered if aligned with budget expectations. • Solid understanding of IFRS fundamentals and core accounting principles. • Proficiency with Xero for bookkeeping, ledger management, invoicing, and quotation preparation. • Ability to prepare financial schedules, reconciliations, and monthly close documentation. • Strong Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data validation, basic data cleaning, and reconciliation techniques.