Accounts and Administration Clerk

C-Quest Capital LLC (CQC) is a social impact investor, project developer, and climate finance specialist with a mission to transform the lives of families in the poorest communities in developing counties by providing them access to clean and sustainable energy services, clean energy technologies and improving the health and wellbeing of women and children. CQC was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Washington DC, USA with subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia as well as on-ground teams in Malawi, Zambia, and rapidly growing into other Sub-Saharan Africa countries.

CQC is a leader in providing clean efficient cooking and lighting services to the rural poor worldwide and has growing businesses in renewable energy production and supply, sustainable agricultural land use, and forestry. CQC’s projects are implemented either through operational platforms and subsidiaries or through closely managed partnerships and joint ventures with on-the-ground organizations. CQC has active investments in over 15 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, and South and East Asia that have thus far improved the lives of over 20 million people.

Background: CQC is rapidly expanding investment in cleaner cooking services, efficient lighting, and sustainable energy across core geographies to improve the overall well-being of the communities and align with the sustainable development goals in the overall development approach. CQC will be venturing into an LPG business.

The Role:  The Accounts and Administration Clerk is responsible to support in maintaining all accounts and stock books accurately and up to date, and to assist in producing accounting and stock reports. Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparation of monthly returns on revenue and expenditure accounts

• Preparation of bank reconciliation statements

• Preparation of payment vouchers after proper verification of payment details

• Receipting revenue

• Banking

• Maintenance and balancing of cash books

• Writing cheques

• Debtors and creditors reconciliation

• Maintenance of debtors creditors ledgers

• Management of stationery and sundries

• Other accounting duties as assigned

Supervision: The Accounts and Administration Clerk reports to the Accountant.

Qualifications and specialized knowledge/experience:

• Diploma in business administration, accountancy, or a related quantitative field preferred.

• Certificate in Accounting (ICAM) required.

• Written and oral proficiency and literacy in English language and fluency in local language.

• Good working knowledge in Microsoft office (MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point).

• Experience in retail or wholesale an added advantage.

• Current and clean driver’s License.

• Hands on experience in using QuickBooks.

Location: Malawi