Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

FinChoice  Port Louis, Mauritius (Hybrid)

FinChoice Africa is a Weaver Fintech Company, based in Mauritius. Our operations are split between Mauritius and South Africa under FinChoice South Africa (Pty) Ltd. We are an innovative, consumer facing fintech specializing in providing fast loans, affordable insurance products and value-added services to our rapidly growing customer base. We are obsessed with customer experience, innovation and building great tech in our pursuit of delivering on our vision to be our customers’ favourite digital financial services provider.

Our team consists of passionate individuals that work in multi-disciplinary teams, where our strength in execution lies in our teamwork. Collectively we have driven significant customer growth and profitability over the past 15 years. We focus on the detail, being hands-on and executing against our plans.

If you’re looking for a place where you will have a positive impact on lives, learn more about and contribute to the Fintech industry, and be involved in multiple products, projects, and technologies, then look no further than FinChoice.

The Assistant Accountant will play a critical role in the efficient management of bank accounts and facilities, ensuring the financial health and integrity of the company. This role involves daily monitoring and reporting of bank balances, vendor processing, and various accounting and control tasks. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, proactive, and have a strong foundation in accounting principles. The role is based in Riche Terre.

More about the role:

Bank Account Management:

• View and analyze bank accounts daily, reporting on balances to support.
• Process daily bank transfers and prepare daily cash report.

Vendor Processing and Payments:

• Raise purchase orders and manage vendor invoices and processing, ensuring timely and accurate payments by company policies and vendor terms.
• Prepare financial documents such as invoices, bills, purchase orders, and payables/receivables.
• Identify and raise any Supplier required accruals.

Accounting and Control:

• Perform bank reconciliations and maintain cash book records.
• Compile balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Perform monthly supplier reconciliations.

Month-end:

• Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
• Compile balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Process month-end journals and support month‑end and year‑end closing activities.
• Assist and support the external audit process by providing required information on reconciliations and transactions.

More about you:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA) is preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial regulation.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.