Accounting Assistant at Fowlco in Freeport, Bahamas, BS

As the Accounting Assistant, you would provide transactional and clerical support including data entry, posting journals and bank transactions, reconciliations, and record keeping, supporting control discipline and audit readiness. This role supports payment processing and maintains accurate documentation trails.

 

Some of your key responsibilities would be:

1. Close Support & Reconciliations

• Prepare routine reconciliations (bank, petty cash, vendor/customer accounts as assigned) with complete support documentation for review.
• Prepare supporting schedules and transaction extracts requested for month‑end close and audit readiness. (Recommended; grounded in assistant support role)

 

2. Transaction Processing

• Post daily AP/AR transactions, journal entries and bank transactions as allocated by the GL Accountant.
• Ensure accurate coding to cost centers/projects/accounts and attach documentation.

 

3. Clerical & Compliance Support

• Maintain organized filing systems and provide clerical support for VAT filing by keeping transaction records accessible.
• Any other assignments as directed by the President & CEO and/or department head.

4. AP / AR Transaction Processing

• Receive, verify, and enter supplier invoices; match invoices to supporting documents where applicable.
• Generate and issue invoices; apply receipts and support receivables monitoring and reporting.

 

5. Cash, Expense & Petty Cash Handling (Primary/Shared)

• Support petty cash disbursement/replenishment/reconciliation and employee expense reimbursement processing with full supporting documentation.

Your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) would be:

• Transaction completeness and accuracy: assigned postings completed by daily cut-off with prepared work accuracy no less than 98%; fewer than X corrections per week after supervisor review (target set by supervisor).
• Reconciliations: drafts prepared by due date with all required support attached; reconciling items clearly listed with proposed resolution and escalation within 2 business days.
• Close support: close schedules/extracts delivered by Close Day cutoffs; first-pass acceptance rate meets agreed threshold (minimal rework).
• Documentation & filing: 100% of processed items filed within 24 hours with correct naming and period/entity indexing; documents retrievable on request.

These are qualifications we are looking in a candidate: 

• Associate’s degree, accounting diploma, or equivalent qualification.
• 1–3 years of experience in an accounting support or bookkeeping role.
• Strong data entry and accuracy skills.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks or similar accounting software, with working knowledge of Excel.
• Ability to follow procedures and adhere to internal controls.
• Strong organizational and filing skills.
• Good communication skills
• High integrity, reliability, and accountability in handling financial transactions.

You are welcome to apply for the position!