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Accountant

YeneHealth · 2 days ago
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Location
Ethiopia
Department
Accounts
Employment Type
Full-time

About Us


YeneHealth (YH) is the first femtech startup in Ethiopia that is unlocking the digital door for sexual and reproductive healthcare services for women. We are on a mission to put power back into the hands of African women by leveraging artificial intelligence and data on a web and mobile application. 

Our culturally-responsive digital solution allows women to confidentially and confidently access a library of health information, connect with a trusted marketplace of providers, shop in our e-pharmacy with discreet delivery, and utilize various personalized features like period tracking, pregnancy monitoring and medicine usage tracking.

We have built a multilingual and innovative app that is designed to address the massive challenges and unmet needs around family planning and maternal health across Sub-Saharan Africa. We support adolescent girls and women of reproductive age gain self-agency through our deep belief in centering compassion, control, informed-decision making and choice in our care model. Enrolling on our platform is free, simple, inclusive and secure.

We are a women-founded and African startup with a goal to serve the over 280 million women of reproductive age across the continent while pioneering the future of SMART and sustainable health-tech services. Our scalable model is able to reach the most number of women at the least possible cost and we plan to do so one country at a time. 


Mission: Our mission is to enhance every woman’s health through education, access to care and informed decision-making tools so that her health is her choice. 

Vision: A world where women get the care that they deserve. 


Our Team

The YeneHealth team is composed of professionals with expertise in the clinical, business, marketing, tech, learning & education, research & development, and pharmaceutical supply-chain spaces. This makes our team and operational design well-rounded, well-equipped and poses as an attractive professional employment opportunity for the right candidate. The senior executives of our team are dedicated and committed to transition and lead this team as it evolves and all team members will be presented with pathways for growth within the company as it expands.

We strive to be an employer of choice and a provider of choice for women’s healthcare in Ethiopia by ensuring women are leading at all levels of our operations and we thank you for your interest in working with us in advance. 


Women candidates are highly encouraged to apply!


Would you like to join us on our challenging adventure? To build and strengthen our team, we are looking for a:


Accountant

This is an opportunity to lead accounting and fundraising efforts with a fast growing startup in a thriving industry. 


Key Responsibilities


Credit Sales Monitoring and Collection

  1. Monitor customer credit balances and follow up on overdue accounts to ensure timely collection of outstanding payments.
  2. Coordinate with customers, the Sales Department and other relevant teams on outstanding payments and payment commitments.
  3. Maintain proper documentation of all credit sales transactions, including invoices, delivery documents and follow-up records.
  4. Track post-dated cheques received from customers and make sure payments are presented and recorded correctly.
  5. Escalate high-risk or long-overdue balances to the Senior Accountant.

Weekly Credit Sales Reporting

  1. Prepare the weekly credit sales status report showing outstanding balances, ageing, collections and follow-up actions.
  2. Reconcile credit sales balances with the accounting records and highlight discrepancies for resolution.

Sales and Purchasing Agreements

  1. Maintain and manage sales and purchasing agreements and contracts in an organized register.
  2. Ensure all agreements and supporting documents are complete, properly recorded and easily accessible.
  3. Track agreement terms, payment terms and renewal or expiry dates, and inform the Senior Accountant of upcoming actions.

Original Receipts and Withholding Tax Receipts

  1. Receive, register, organize and maintain original financial receipts, and keep a clear log of receipts received and sent.
  2. Follow up on and collect withholding tax receipts from customers, and record them accurately.
  3. Hand over withholding tax receipts and supporting documents to the Senior Accountant for tax declaration.

Closing and Other Support

  1. Support month-end closing by providing credit sales, receivables and agreement-related information.
  2. Support the clearing of previous-year balances by providing documents and information on customer accounts as requested.

3. Working Relationships

  1. Internal: Senior Accountant (supervision and review), Junior Accountant I, Sales Department, Management.
  2. External: Customers, for credit follow-up, payment confirmations and withholding tax receipts.

4. Qualifications and Experience

  1.  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
  2. 0–2 years of relevant experience; exposure to credit control or accounts receivable is an advantage.
  3. Working knowledge of an accounting software package and Microsoft Excel for reporting.

5. Skills and Competencies

  1. Strong communication and negotiation skills for effective credit collection follow-up.
  2. Attention to detail in documentation, tracking and reconciliation.
  3. Strong organizational skills for managing agreements and original documents.
  4. Basic understanding of withholding tax requirements.
  5. Report-writing ability and consistency in meeting weekly deadlines.
  6. Professionalism and tact when dealing with customers.

6. Key Performance Indicators

  1. Collection performance against targets and reduction in overdue balances.
  2. Weekly credit sales report delivered on time and accurate.
  3. Percentage of sales withholding tax receipts collected and recorded.
  4. Completeness and accessibility of agreement files and original receipt records.
  5. Timely support to month-end closing.


Compensation: TBD

Would you like to contribute to a highly motivated team, with a lot of space for your own initiatives? If yes, please apply by submitting your interest here

We appreciate that you share our excitement for YeneHealth. Please be aware that only complete online applications will be considered.