Accountant Career in Nairobi Kenya

We are an engineering & construction company in Kenya and are looking to recruit a qualified and motivated individual to fill the following position in our Nairobi office.
  

Accountant
The successful candidate shall meet the below criteria:-

Job Summary: Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for the planning, execution and monitoring of all accounting needs so as to ensure that all deliverables have been met.  

Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain the various books of accounts, ledger postings, bank reconciliations and records; and fixed assets register
  • Preparation of all financial reports including income statements, balance sheets and other key performance indicators reports.
  • Preparing of cash flow forecasts, management of cash flow and variance reports.
  • Prepare projects budgets expenditure and variance reports.
  • Prepare payroll and submission of statutory deductions.
  • Prepare and submit quarterly and annual VAT, custom duties and other taxes returns.
  • Preparation of annual budgets and reforecast as and when required.
  • Maintaining the accounts for all suppliers and efficient processing of supplier invoices.
  • Tax Management including VAT, PAYE and Corporate Tax ensuring Compliance at all times.
  • Preparing accurate and timely management accounts on monthly basis.
  • Assisting in routine audit functions and ensuring adequate compliance with laid down operating procedures with special emphasis on strengthening internal controls.
Qualifications and Experience
  • Minimum CPA (K). Bachelors Degree in Finance or Commerce option will be added advantage.
  • Must be proficient in Quickbooks and other accounting packages.
  • Minimum 5 years experience working in medium to large organizations.
  • Experience in working in audit environment will be added advantage.

Interested candidates are requested to forward their applications together with their CV, scanned copies of their credentials including current and expected remuneration to hrmtalent@gmail.com by 14th October 2015.