Location: South B, off Mombasa road, Nairobi
Report to: Operations Manager
Our client, a Kindergarten & Primary school, is
recruiting for an Accountant to join their growing team.
Job Summary:
- Responsibilities
include keeping financial records updated, preparing reports and
reconciling bank statements.
- You
will also run accounting software to process business transactions, like
accounts payable and receivable, disbursements, expense vouchers and
receipts.
- A
successful Accountant should be familiar with all accounting procedures
and have a flair for numbers.
- Ultimately,
you will ensure that the school’s daily accounting functions run
accurately and effectively.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Follow
up on debtors in terms of school fee payments and other sales invoiced.
- Maintain
up-to-date debtors reconciled balances.
- Reconcile
accounts and weekly supplier payments
- Communicate
with suppliers upon payment remittance.
- Maintain
good standing relationship with suppliers.
- Prepare
monthly reconciliation of all expenditure accounts.
- Reconcile
bank accounts
- Remit
all statutory payments – KRA, NHIF, NSSF
- Payroll
preparation, processing and submission of salaries to relevant employee
accounts.
- Deduct
and track staff advances and payment of overtime if any.
- Prepare
audit processes within the time frame provided.
- Provide
all financial books to be audited
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Work
experience as an Accountant
- Excellent
knowledge of KRA and accounting regulations and procedures
- Hands-on
experience with accounting software
- Advanced
MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
- Experience
with general ledger functions
- Strong
attention to detail and good analytical skills
- Degree
in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree
- CPA
certification
How To Apply
Deadline: Interested parties should send their online applications on or
before 17th March 2020.
Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH
Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be
considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
