Accountant

Workplace: Nargiz Mall Head Office

Work schedule: 5-days 40 hours a week

Reports to: Chef Accountant

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily Sales & Cash Control
• Monitor and review daily sales transactions from all retail stores.
• Verify daily sales against cash, credit/debit card, and other payment methods.
• Prepare and maintain the daily sales file for all stores.
• Ensure that daily sales are accurately recorded by store, payment method, and sales date.
• Reconcile daily sales data with POS reports, cash collections, credit/debit card transactions, and other payment methods.
• Reconcile store sales with cash and card collections.
• Monitor whether daily cash collections are deposited to the company's bank accounts on a timely basis.
• Identify missing, delayed, or incorrect cash deposits and follow up with the relevant stores.
• Review store cash reports and supporting documentation.
• Cash & Card Reconciliation
• Perform daily reconciliation between sales records, cash collections, card transactions, and bank statements.
• Investigate differences between POS sales, cash register records, bank settlements, and accounting records.
• Identify discrepancies related to cash shortages, overages, card settlements, and payment processing.
• Follow up on outstanding or unmatched transactions until the differences are resolved.
• Maintain detailed reconciliation files and supporting documentation.
• Refund & Return Control
• Review customer refunds and product return transactions.
• Verify that refunds are properly authorized and supported by relevant documentation.
• Check refund transactions against POS records and payment methods.
• Investigate unusual, duplicated, or potentially incorrect refund transactions.
• Monitor refund trends and report significant or unusual cases to management.
• Perform regular cash audits of retail stores.
• Conduct surprise cash counts when required.
• Investigate cash shortages, overages, and other irregularities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in accounting, cash audit, retail finance, internal control, or a similar position.
• Experience in retail companies is an advantage.
• Good understanding of cash management and bank/card settlement processes.
• Strong Excel skills and reconciliation techniques.
• Experience with ERP, POS, or accounting systems is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and identify root causes.
• Good communication and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work with large volumes of daily transactions.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• ACCA F3 (Financial Accounting) examination completed is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Russian and English languages is an advantage.

Interested candidates can send their CV to the e-mail address in the Apply for job button.