Sokowatch is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to essential goods and services. By connecting small shops to the digital economy, we fix inefficient supply chains and provide services that were previously unavailable. Sokowatch aims to provide everything a retailer needs, no wholesalers or banks necessary.
Thousands of retailers
across Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda use Sokowatch’s mobile ordering and delivery
platform to receive the goods they need as quickly and cheaply as possible
while also accessing growth financing for the first time. We’re looking to grow
our team with highly talented and motivated employees who are excited to work
in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment.
Position: Bookkeeper
We are searching for a
stellar Bookkeeper to assist our Head of Payables in verifying invoices,
scheduling payments, cash management, maintaining records, and posting
transactions.
Location; Kitale, Kenya
Responsibilities
- Match
purchase orders with invoices, delivery notes, goods received notes
- Liaise
with the supplier relations team to confirm that contract terms have been
satisfied prior to processing payment
- Maintain
accurate records of invoices, payments and credit notes on the accounting
system
- Verify
cash and inventory numbers on accounting system
- Prepare
monthly, quarterly, and annual tax declarations, including payroll,
operating and business taxes
- Prepare
payables reports and other financial and analytical reports for review by
management
Qualifications
The successful candidate
will possess:
- 3+
years of bookkeeping experience, preferably in retail, at a company with
over $100,000 USD in annual turnover, or at a leading regional or
international accounting firm
- Degree
in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration; CPA a plus but not required
- High
degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent
accounting software user and administration skills, preferably Quickbooks
- An
enthusiastic team player and strong interpersonal skills.
- A
collaborative, team player with integrity and a desire to work in a
dynamic, fast paced, start-up environment
- Fluency
in English (both oral and written) and the ability to communicate with
sophistication within a business setting.
How to Apply