Vacant Positions: Accounts Assistant
(5 Posts)
Additionally, He/she will be
responsible for generating bills and collecting all revenue owed to the
Restaurant in an accurate, timely manner in accordance with accounting policies
and procedures.
(5 Posts)
Location: Nairobi – Kenya
Industry: Hospitality
Our client a market leader in
Hospitality is urgently seeking to hire dynamic and result oriented Accounts
Assistant.
Position Summary: The Accounts
Assistant will be required to assist in day to day finance operations and
He/she is primarily responsible for computing, recording, collecting, analysing
and verifying numerical data for use in maintaining accounting records of the
financial operations of the Restaurant.
Also Assist the finance manager in
directing the financial activities of the Restaurant and other matters by
performing the following duties;
Duties and Responsibilities
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Assist in managing revenues received
and dispersed including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, audit,
General Ledger reporting.
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Cash handling functions for the
restaurant and reconcile all cash dropped at the cashier’s desk.
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Assist with analysing financial
statements on a monthly basis and report any variances to the concerned
department heads.
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Assist with financial and tax audits.
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Assist with preparing tax returns and
corporate reporting requirements.
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Assist the financial Controller with
systems administration, G/L account reconciliation, budget preparations,
inventories, monthly closings and full P & L responsibility.
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Assist financial Controller with
completing the year-end audit process.
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Review and approve all reconciliation
and audit work papers.
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Perform follow-up billing and credit
collection documentation and inform Controller of any potential uncollected
accounts.
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Reconcile credit card back-up to
General Cashier Summary and inform Controller of any discrepancies.
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Bill out credit cards (AMEX, DINERS,
etc.) and maintain accurate and legible logs for all credit cards.
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Reconciles bank statements.
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Prepare wire transfer confirmations
for reimbursable invoices.
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Prepare credit card authorizations
for Visa, Master, Diners etc. and send to vendors.
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Verify if credit card service charge
is billed correctly for all credit card transactions.
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Reviewing all ledger details, city
ledger and deposit ledgers to validate proper payment and revenue posting.
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Review the postings, payments,
revenue and guest balance reports on a daily basis.
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Ensure correct taxation are applied
on all billing software like Point of Sale (POS) and SAP, ERP software’s.
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Maintains accounting databases by
entering data into the accounting program.
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Assists with reimbursable invoicing.
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Set up new accounts in accordance
with established credit policy.
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Assign unique AR number to new
approved accounts on the Back-office software.
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Assist in reconciling open account
status items.
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Input General Cashier Summary and
maintain binder.
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File and distribute credit card
cancellations, bulletins and credit warnings.
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Process and follow-up on all returned
checks accepted as cash payment.
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Record General Ledger reconciliation.
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Analyse revenues, commissions and
expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis.
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Rotating monthly audits of
inventories / Enter final inventory totals into spreadsheet.
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Any other job-related duties as and
when assigned by the Financial controller.
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Accomplishes accounting and
organisation mission by completing related results as needed.
Key Competencies & Qualifications
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Bachelor of Commerce Degree in
Finance/Accounting or any other Related discipline from a recognized
institution and a CPA -Sec 4
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Must at least 1-2 years’ work
experience with previous accounting Office experience or experience in Hotel or
Hospitality Related Finance and Accounting.
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Proficiency with MS Office (Excel /
Word) and experience with PMS like Opera, Protel, Visual One, Sun Finance,
Oracle Finance, SAP etc.
·
Strong organizational skills with
attention to detail.
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Ability to compile facts and figures.
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Command of the English language both
written and verbal.
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Ability to be self-motivated with a
positive attitude and a solid work ethic
To apply, send your CV and cover
letter only to recruitment@linkarkconsultants.com before close of business 30th
March 2018.
Clearly indicate the position applied
for and expected salary on the subject line.