Job
Title: Lady
Senior Accountant
Industry: Travel management
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Kshs 90K Gross
Our client is a top 100 company that specializes in the provision of travel
management and related services such as, but not limited to airline ticketing
and airport transfers, hotel reservations, and related services (visa service,
travel insurance, car rentals) etc which are offered at affordable costs
for corporates and individuals.Job Purpose: Apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports by compiling information, preparing profit and loss statements, and utilizing appropriate accounting control procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare
profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting
reports.
- Compile
and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as
general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
- Establish,
maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting
control procedures.
- Analyze
and review budgets and expenditures for local, and private funding,
contracts, and grants. Monitor and review accounting and related system
reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Prepare
and revenue expenses, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting
documents.
- Active
participation and contribution in all required audits cost reporting and
tax filings; audit, cost report and tax return lists to be completed by
established deadlines.
- Maintain
payroll general ledger using data provided by Human Resources.
- Assist
with preparing tax returns and corporate reporting requirements including
Federal, State and Local returns.
- Analyze
revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels,
and ensure expenditure control.
- Explain
billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients.
- Resolve
accounting discrepancies.
- Recommend,
develop and maintain financial databases, computer software systems and
manual filing systems.
- Supervise
the input and handling of financial data and reports for the company's
automated financial systems.
- Interact
with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
- Develop
the annual operating budget and consult with departmental management on
the fiscal aspects of program planning, salary recommendations, and other
administrative actions.
- Provide
accounting policy orientation for new staff other duties as assigned.
Skills and qualifications required
- Bachelor's
Degree in Accounting, or equivalent Degree
- Over
5 years experience in a mid-to-upper level accounting position with an SME
or medium sized organization
- Preferably
a lady aged 30 yrs and above
- Knowledge
of financial and accounting software applications e.g. QuickBooks, Sage,
Patel etc
- Ability
to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and
projections.
- Knowledge
of Microsoft Office, computer literate with the ability to learn new
software applications
- Communication
skills, both oral and in writing
- Deals
well with pressure
- Excellent
Interpersonal skills
- Timely
and accurate Reporting Skills
- Flexible
(Work may require occasional weekend and/or evening work).
- Analytical
Thinking Skills
- Good
organizational skills and good time management skills
- Integrity/Honesty
If you meet the above requirements send your CV only, to
jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke indicating the title on the subject line as (Lady
Senior Accountant 90K gross) before Tuesday 17th March, 2015
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Please note your current salary on your CV.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.