Trainee Accountant

Two partners, three staff accountants and a front desk admin keep the place running. Bookkeeping clients still drop off receipts in a shoebox now and then.

Black Hills & Company has an opening for a Trainee Accountant. This role supports the annual audit and works with AP, payroll and FP&A every month. The company is based in Arlington, the US. The team is distributed across several countries. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in Zambia, with a local contract and salary paid in local currency. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

Duties

• Record fixed asset additions and run monthly depreciation.
• Process intercompany transactions and eliminations across three entities.
• Clean up legacy account balances that do not tie out.
• Investigate P&L variances and explain them to the Controller.
• Assist with year-end audit requests and prepare supporting schedules.
• Review AP and AR agings for accuracy and cutoff.
• Document close procedures and keep the close checklist current.

Skills and experience

• 0-2 years of general ledger or public accounting experience.
• Hands-on with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online or another ERP.
• Available for extra hours at month-end and year-end.
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants.
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Organised and accurate under deadlines.

What we offer

Compensation: ZMW 14,500 to ZMW 17,500 per month

• Performance bonus.
• Public holidays observed per your country.
• Wellness allowance.
• Company laptop.

Candidates must be eligible to work in Zambia.

Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within two weeks.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Black Hills & Company.