Job Vacancy: Accountant (Retail Distribution)
Location: Ngong Road,
Nairobi
Our client, a retail and distribution company, is looking for a
competent Accountant to join their team.
Job Purpose: Ensure accurate booking of all the financial transactions on Sage to facilitate processing of payables, receivables, statutory deductions, taxes and salaries on a timely basis.
The job holder shall also assist the Head of Finance and
Operations in performing end month closure and in preparation of management
accounts.
Key Responsibilities
& Duties
Accounts Payable
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Posting of invoices, credit notes and performing supplier
account reconciliations
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Preparation of payment plans and processing approved payments
Accounts Receivable
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Ensuring timely billing of all customers, submission of invoices
and performing customer account reconciliations
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Liaising with customers to ensure timely payment of due invoices
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Performing progressive bank reconciliations
Taxation and statutory deductions
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Ensuring timely and accurate processing of all the monthly taxes
and statutory deductions
Inventory and Cost accounting
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Maintaining an accurate catalogue for all products with updated
costs and prices
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Performing inventory reconciliation to the GL
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Participating in periodic stock counts and performing in-depth
variance investigations
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Maintaining an accurate PPE schedule
Requirements
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Business related degree
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MUST be at least CPA 2
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4 years hands on experience as an accountant/accounts assistant
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Proficient in Microsoft office suite
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Experience in Sage will be an added advantage
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Ability to accurately track inventory and create reports
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Excellent organizational and planning skills
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Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities
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Reliable and trustworthy
Deadline: Interested
parties should send their online applications on or before 24th November 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.