Junior Accountant Job in Kenya (190K)

A leading Vegetable-Oil Storage Company based in the port of Mombasa is seeking to recruit a Junior Accountant

The successful candidate MUST have experience in a large company or audit firm.

Key Responsibilities;

  • Perform day to day payments, ensuring all costs are captured correctly and timely.
  • Perform booking of all accounting entries in AX and responsible for the trial balance.
  • Assessing the reliability of the stock report provided.
  • Monthly analysis of bank reconciliations/ stock reconciliations / closing books on a timely basis.
  • Fully support the Chief Accountant during the reporting and consolidation process.
  • Responding to any queries from MEA region and group consolidation.
  • Full support to controller for the oilseeds platform during budget/RFC process.
  • Reporting of weekly / monthly G & A against budget/RFC.
  • Review accounts and costs before reporting and consolidation in magnitude.
  • Aid in ensuring reliability and integrity of AX / magnitude reporting.
  • Analysis of actual vs budgeted figures and query variances.
  • Assist in preparation of budget and Reforecast and consolidation.
  • Support accounting team in maintaining integrity of accounts.
  • Working closely with auditors and ensuring this is done on a timely basis.
  • Documenting procedures and maintain a strong internal control environment.
  • Ad-hoc tasks required by the finance team (e.g. tax preparation).
Qualifications;
  • Must have 4 years experience in a large company or audit firm.
  • Must have a Bachelors Degree/CPA (K)/ACCA/CIMA/ACA/ICAEW.
  • Must have knowledge in internal controls and operational risks.
  • Computer literate.
  • Must be willing to relocate to Mombasa.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
Monthly gross salary: Ksh. 190,000/= (Approx. 1,900 USD) 

Deadline: 29th April 2016    

Applications:
 
To apply, please follow the link:  

http://bit.ly/1LpVuG8
Summit Recruitment & Training, 
Blixen Court, Karen Road, 
Karen.

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