Job Title: Accountant
Department: Finance
Reporting to:Finance Manager
Location: Head Office
General Purpose
General accounting including to prepare journal entries, to maintain balance sheet schedules and ledgers and account and bank reconciliations, to assist with monthly closings and account analysis and supporting the senior accountant in carrying out the responsibilities of the accounting department.
To prepare monthly management reports, payroll, to manage debtors, to ensure
statutory compliance and accountability.Department: Finance
Reporting to:Finance Manager
Location: Head Office
General Purpose
General accounting including to prepare journal entries, to maintain balance sheet schedules and ledgers and account and bank reconciliations, to assist with monthly closings and account analysis and supporting the senior accountant in carrying out the responsibilities of the accounting department.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible
for the day-to-day running of the accounts office;
- Keeps
records of all transactions, and are usually responsible for the
preparation of accounts payable, invoices and purchase orders, and petty
cash and payroll calculation;
- Prepares
tax computations and returns each month;
- Coordinates
the procurement process;
- Liaises
with the external auditors in the company’s annual audit;
- Prepares
timely and accurate financial information by reconciling the general
ledger and audits Accounts Payable documents;
- Responsible
for managing cash flow, preparing bank reconciliations and reconciling
revenues on a monthly basis;
- Ensures
internal control systems are functioning and relevant internal control
procedures are updated in line with company policies;
- Invoicing
of clients and ensuring all sales and income items are promptly captured;
- Posting
and updating the accounting system;
- Updating
staff debtors’ accounts and ensuring all advances and imprest items are
properly and promptly captured;
- Preparation
of VAT and withholding tax returns a s per laid down guidelines;
- Suppliers
and payment processing;
- Maintaining
files for payments and accounting correspondences;
- Maintaining
a physical cheque register ad ensure cheques payments are dispatched in
time, and properly recorded;
- Handles
clients’ queries relating to accounts balances and payments.
Personal Key Skills/Attributes
- Strong
familiarity with accounting software such as quick book;
- Honesty,
confidentiality, and integrity;
- Numerical
and analytical competencies;
- Excellent
interpersonal skills;
- Judgment,
problem analysis and solving skills;
- Good
communication skills;
- Excellent
record keeping skills;
- Attention
to details;
- Ability
to work under minimum supervision;
Job Specifications
- ‘O’
level C Plain;
- CPA
finalist; or
- CPA
Part II and B.com or its equivalent;
- At
least 2 years of experience in a busy accounting department;
- Computer
skills particularly on different types of spreadsheets and various
automated accounting systems.
Resume Form
Work Experience Form
The deadline is on 2nd Dec 2011
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