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 process, 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.
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.
·
Preparation of the monthly age analysis and reconciling the control account to
the age analysis.
·
Reconciliation of all intercompany
debtors 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.
·
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:
·
Must have a Bachelor of Commerce (B.
Com) Degree or related field / Professional accounting qualification i.e. CPA
(K) or ACCA
·
Proficiency in Sunsystems and
paymaster will be an added advantage.
·
Must have above 3 years’ experience
in a busy working environment in a similar position
Personal
Attributes
We are looking for a person with Good
understanding of IFRS, local tax regulations and statutory financial accounting
and reporting
He/she Must be detailed oriented and
possess good communication skills.
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
Visit www.careeroptionsafrica.co.ke and www.hreastafrica.com for
more details on this position.
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.