Accounts Assistant Job Vacancy

Job Title: Accounts Assistant
 
Reporting to the Regional Director, the Accounts Assistant will be responsible for the day to day finance and accounting operations as well as provide assistance on a wide range of technical, administrative and office support to facilitate the effective operation of the executive department of the Regional Office.

The Key Responsibilities for this role will include:
  • Serve as Collections Officer.  Locates, identifies, seeks contact with defaulters and reminds them of their obligations towards RE/MAX Kenya.  This shall involve a re-analysis of the defaulters’ financial status followed by a comprehensive agreement on a rescheduled repayment play.
  • Perform full set of accounts and ensure timely closing of accounts
  • Prepare payment vouchers for review and approval
  • Coordinate preparation of budgets and work closely with the operations department in analysing margins, variances and cost analysis
  • Ensure timely preparation of monthly management reports, Trial Balance, Profit and Loss Accounts, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statement
  • Ensure that all the statutory requirements are adhered to, and all submissions (VAT, PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, etc.) are made on time and as required by law
  • Ensure that all suppliers, recurrent costs such as electricity bills, rent, staff salaries are paid on time and that all wage costs are appropriately allocated.
  • Ensure accurate bank/ledger reconciliation
  • Identifies old debts previously handed over to lawyers and liaises with lawyers so as to ascertain the current position of these cases.
  • To ensure strict and continuous follow-up of his/her outstanding portfolio by checking the daily updated arrears list.
  • Present non-performing cases to Executive Management for decision making and presentation to company board of directors.
  • Act as liaison between company and vendors
  • Work with outside CPA or audit firm for quarterly and year end functions
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally
  • Participate in special projects.
  • Work closely with company board of directors treasurer
Requirements
  • A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Management or Accounting
  • Minimum Grade B in KCSE
  • Minimum CPA Part 2
  • Well organized with ability to multi-task and prioritize in order to meet tight deadlines.
  • Results driven and achievement oriented
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision
  • Attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office applications
Please submit cover letter and cv with salary requirements by 13th February to info@remax-kenya.com.

About RE/MAX Kenya:
 40 Years of Outstanding Agents & Outstanding Results. From a single office that opened in 1973 in Denver, Colo., RE/MAX has grown into a global real estate network of franchisee-owned and -operated offices with more than 90,000 Sales Associates.  RE/MAX was established in Kenya in 2013.

Those agents constitute the world's most productive real estate sales force. Through their efforts, they've made it possible to say that nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX.
RE/MAX, LLC, the franchisor of the global RE/MAX network, is still based in Denver and led by its founders, Dave and Gail Liniger. Its parent company, RE/MAX Holdings Inc., is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as RMAX.

The system is still based on attracting productive agents and providing them with valuable support, incredible brand awareness, educational opportunities and other competitive advantages.

Customer service – built on a foundation of drive, experience and education – is the cornerstone of RE/MAX success. The RE/MAX track record built over the past 40 years is proof that a focus on the customer's needs, backed by the ability to deliver, remains as important as ever.

In other words, great things happen when driven individuals come together and treat real estate as a profession. And that, in a nutshell, is RE/MAX.


Website: www.remax-kenya.com