Our client is a not-for-profit
wildlife conservancy in Laikipia County.
The Conservancy works to conserve wildlife,
provide a sanctuary for great apes and to generate income through wildlife
tourism and complementary enterprises for re-investment in conservation and
community development.
The conservancy is looking to fill
the following vacancy
Accounts Receivable Accountant
The successful candidate will be
responsible for accurate and effective management of accounts receivable
ledgers.
Enforcing all processes, policies and
procedures relating to all Accounts receivables, including intercompany
accounts and debt collection.
Processing of accounting
transactions, the operation of accounting systems controls and preparation of
reports and reconciliations for review.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
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Maintaining debtor’s book including
allocation of receipts, remittances, statements, withholding taxes and credit
notes.
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Conducting appropriate written and
telephonic correspondence and follow-ups with customers regarding queries,
dispute resolutions, remittances, and WHT certificates.
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Preparation of the monthly age
analysis and reconciling the control account to the age analysis.
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Reconciliation of all intercompany
debtor’s accounts.
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Preparing monthly customer statements
of accounts and timely submissions to customers
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Carrying out thorough daily night
audits on revenue generating units to ensure completeness and accuracy checks.
·
Providing staff deductions to the
Payroll accountant
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Annual audit preparation.
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Maintaining a filing system for
account receivable records.
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Ensuring effective debt collections.
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Any other duty given by the
supervisor as and when required.
Qualifications
The job holder should have the
following qualifications:
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Must have a Bachelor of Commerce (B.
Com) Degree or related field / Professional accounting qualification i.e. CPA
(K) or ACCA
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Proficiency in Sunsystems and
paymaster will be an added advantage.
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Must have above 3 years’ experience
in a busy working environment in a similar position
The Right Person for the Job
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We are looking for a person with Good
understanding of IFRS, local tax regulations and statutory financial accounting
and reporting
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He/she Must be detailed oriented and
possess good communication skills.
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Must have Good knowledge of relevant
accounting systems and reporting tools.
What The Client is Offering The Right
Person
The client is ready to negotiate the
right package for the best person based on agreeable business targets.
How to Apply
Send CV only to
recruitment@careeroptionsafrica.co.ke by 26th November 2019 with the job title
on the subject line.
However applications will be reviewed
as they are received and qualified candidates called for interview as soon as
their CV’s are received.
Candidates who do not hear from us by
this date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
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