Accounts Assistant
Duma Works is recruiting an Accounts
Assistant for one of our clients in Nairobi; a leading piping solutions
provider in the East African region.
Department :Finance
Team: Accounts Team
Role: Accountant
Reporting to the Chief Accountant
Purpose of the Role
An Accounts Assistant is an integral
part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance
function within a business. The Accounts Assistant is responsible for assisting
the team of accountants with junior accounting duties. The Accounts
Assistant’s work will include basic book keeping activities, working with sales
and purchase ledgers and running calculations to ensure that records and
payments are correct
Qualifications
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Degree in business related courses
preferably Finance and Accounting
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CPA or ACCA Level III
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Minimum of 3 years’ experience in
Finance Department and preferably in a Manufacturing Industry/Audit firm
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Worked as an Accounts Assistant
preferably in a manufacturing set up or Audit Firm
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Must have worked with an ERP
system preferably SAP
Business Understanding:
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Should have Understand,
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IFRS and accounting principles
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Taxation Guidelines
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Financial Policies and Procedures
Functional Skills:
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Knowledge of IFRS and accounting
principles
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Reporting
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Keen to details
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Cost control Strategies
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Knowledge of Taxation and Statutory
remittance process and dates
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Thorough documentation
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Knowledge of Internal control
procedures
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Understand numbers and analyze them
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Proficient with MS Office- Word and
excel tools
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Updated with latest technology
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Knowledge of an ERP and other
relevant system
Behavioral Skills:
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Calm temperament
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Team Player
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Interpersonal
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Communication
Responsibilities
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Reconcile the receivables – the
ageing analysis must tally with the ledger and balance sheet amounts
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Monthly update of the fixed
assets register
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Perform Weekly and Monthly stock
count and produce Stock Reconciliation duly signed by the warehouse manager and
verified by the Chief Accountant
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Cheques writing and posting to SAP
while ensuring all payment requisitions are approved and adhering to proper
payment procedures and documentation
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Ensure Individual Balance Score Card
Weightage is achieved
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Produce accurate Bank reconciliations
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Ensure Tax and statutory
payments are done accurately and timely
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Produce accurate Payables
Reconciliation
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Posting credit notes
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Post Bank Transfers as instructed by
the Chief Accountant
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Posting any Journal for the rounding
off differences and others that are approved by the Chief Accountant
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Involved in overseeing the stock
count exercise when it is done by the Stores staff
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Maintain healthy and mutual relations
with vendors, suppliers, clients, banks and other external /internal partners
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To perform Accountant duties
that have been delegated whenever the staff is on off duty or on leave
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Other tasks as may be assigned by the
Chief Accountant or the Directors
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Receiving and posting Cash and
Cheques from sales – Cashiering work
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Receiving, checking and posting the
vendor invoices and approval in SAP
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Receiving and posting other
miscellaneous invoices
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Compiling the documents and ensure
the cheques have been signed and delivered
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itax filing for PAYE, VAT, WHT, WH
VAT (both sales and purchases) & KEBS
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Filling of the daily sales Summary
and Ensuring that it has been checked and signed by the Chief Accountant and
the Sales Manager
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Ensure that Z-REPORT reconciles with
SAP Sales and VAT
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Post the petty cash vouchers in SAP
and reconcile the petty cash ledger with the cash book register
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Ensure Weekly adhoc cash count and
reconciliation with the Sap system is done by the chief accountant
How to Apply
To apply online click here or
send your Cover Letter and detailed CV to apply@jobs.dumaworks.com marking the subject as “3533”, Your Full name
& Phone number e.g. 3533 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx.
If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications:
Friday, 21 December 2018
N.B.
* You will receive a confirmation
email and an alert to take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email
with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test
will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular
SMS rates apply to the test.
If you apply and don’t meet these
minimum qualifications, we will not be able to move forward with you
application.