Accounts Assistant Intern – MTN Business

Job Responsibilities

• Create and maintain good relationships with vendors/suppliers.
• Make professional decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain records of purchases, pricing, and other important data
• Review and analyse all vendors/suppliers, supply, and price options
• Negotiate the best deal for pricing and supply contracts
• Maintain and update a list of suppliers and their qualifications, delivery times, and potential future development
• Prepare supplier monthly supplier reconciliations.
• Prepare supplier payments, and making sure supplier accounts are up to date
• Assists other finance areas.
• Support annual financial statement audits by compiling the required audit schedules and provide a reconciled statement of outstanding receivables that reconciles with the ledger balance.
• Assist with month-end financial statement closings by providing a verified listing of the month-end billings as well as a statement of the reconciled outstanding customers and other balances.
• Support Accounts Payable activities, perform other accounting tasks and participate in accounting projects on an as-required basis.
• Support Management by distributing timely and accurate Accounts Payable information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Well-developed computer skills, Microsoft Office and SAGE Pastel knowledge will be an added advantage.
• Effective verbal, written, and client management skills.
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• Ability to work accurately and effectively under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as with reams.
• Ability to demonstrate good common sense and sound judgment.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Finance/Accounting or AA T