Accountant
Industry: Retail / Trade
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Ksh 80,000
Our client
is a pioneer supplier of state-of-the-art bottle-free water coolers for
businesses in East Africa.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Handle full spectrum of financial and cost accounting role eg. AR, AP, GL, forecasting, budgeting
- Responsible for day to day finance and accounts operations
- Perform full set of accounts and ensure timely closing of accounts.
- Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controls.
- Responsible for timely monthly consolidated financial statements, payments, cash-flow management reporting for submission to Managing Director
- Review & approve payment vouchers & journal entries
- Perform cash flow forecasting, budgeting
- Working closely with operations and project teams in analyzing margins, variances and cost analysis.
- Issue project cost reports for review and approval.
- Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the set up.
- Establish and maintain systems for cost-sensitivity analysis and early-warning of cost-overruns
- Work consultatively with the respective departments on cost reduction initiatives
Requirements:
- Min Degree in Accounting/Finance
- CPA or ACCA qualification
- Min 4-5 years experience in financial & management accounting particularly in contract based businesses
- Good understanding of international accounting standards especially GAAP and IFRS.
- Relevant experience in audit and costing is advantageous
- Excellent strategic planning skills and able to interact with all levels
- Good MS Office skills particularly strong capabilities in MS Excel.
- Able to work independently and highly meticulous
- Working experience in technology such as Quickbooks is required.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Team player and able to work with minimal supervision
- Flexible and good planning and organization skills
- Good time management skills
- Integrity
If you are
up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please
send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Accountant- Ksh
80K) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke
before 5th July, 2014
Kindly
indicate previous/ current salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for
receiving your CV in our database nor for interviewing
Only
candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.