Sun King

Off-grid solar home systems provider

Finance Associate

Accounts Payable/ReceivableUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeLomé, TogoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required.
No more than 2 years of experience is required; candidates with little experience are preferred.
Computer literacy and proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required.
Data entry and management proficiency is required.
The candidate must be able to work under pressure, meet strict deadlines, and work with minimal supervision.
Strong logical, communication, problem-solving, organization, and prioritization skills are required.
The candidate must demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy, confidentiality, honesty, and high integrity, and be teachable and able to work as part of a team.
Effective information management skills are required.

Responsibilities

Receive and process purchase orders, invoices, expense forms, and payment requests.
Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
Perform daily, weekly, and monthly bank account reconciliations.
Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice and expense reports and recording entries.
Maintain filing systems for accounting and finance documents and vouchers to ensure easy retrieval and reference.
Schedule and prepare payments on the Payment Tracker.

Desired Qualifications

An ACA or ACCA qualification is an added advantage.

Locations: Lomé

The team you would join:

Sun King is looking for a Finance Associate to join its Finance team in Togo. The Finance Associate will work closely with the Finance team in Togo and West Africa to ensure the organisation has adequate human capacity to cater for the financial books and record (account payables and receivables) in the region.

About the role:
The Finance Associate will work closely with the Finance team in Togo and West Africa to ensure the Company has adequate human capacity to cater for the financial books and record

Receive and process all Purchase Orders, Invoices, Expense Forms, and request for payments.
Reconciliation of processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
Perform daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations of Bank Accounts.
Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
Maintaining filing systems of all accounting and finance documents and vouchers in a manner which ensures ease in retrieval and reference.
Scheduling and preparing payments on the Payment Tracker.

Degree in Finance, Accounting or any related other related field. ACA/ACCA Qualification will be an added advantage.
Not more than 2 years’ experience, preferably a greenhorn.
Must be Computer literate; proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Must have strong Logical and Communication skills.
Must be able to work under pressure with strict deadlines and with minimal supervision.
Proficient in Data Entry and Management.
Team player and must be teachable
Must be honest and of high integrity.
Attention to Detail and Accuracy.
Organizing and Prioritizing.
Problem-Solving Skills.
Confidentiality.
Effective Communication Skills.
Effective Information Management Skills.
Ability to meet Deadlines.

About the Company

Sun King

Off-grid solar home systems provider

Sun King designs, manufactures, distributes, and finances solar home energy products for off-grid communities in Africa and Asia. Its range includes solar lanterns and solar home systems with inverters and storage that can power lights, radios, phones, and household appliances, all financed through a pay-as-you-go model with small mobile money installments after a low upfront payment. The company differentiates itself with an end-to-end approach—handling product design, manufacturing, distribution, and financing—supported by a large field-agent network and strategic acquisitions like PayGo Energy to expand into clean cooking. Its goal is to increase energy access by helping households leapfrog kerosene and unreliable grids, aiming to reach millions of homes and businesses, including over 2 million in Ethiopia by 2030.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $864.9M
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2008

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