ACCOUNTANT- 1 POSITION
Reporting to Head of
Terminal, the job holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive
financial and management accounting service and preparation of timely and
accurate financial information..
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensuring
accounting activities are in accordance with legal, government and company
policies
- Ensuring
the accounting procedures of the
company conform to the accepted accounting
principles
- Monitoring
Bank receipts through Bank reconciliations
- Posting
of entries to the debtors ledger and the General Ledger
- Preparation
of accurate and timely debtor’s statements on monthly, quarterly and
yearly basis
- Preparation
of budgets for the terminal
- Maintain
up-to-date billing system
- Ensuring
all services in all outlets are captured and invoices raised on daily
basis.
- Reconciliation
of debtors’ ledgers on monthly basis and oversee dispatch of statements
- Ensure
timely filing of tax and other statutory returns such as corporate tax
returns, VAT Returns, withholding VAT and withholding income tax, NHIF,
NSSF, PAYE
- Maintain
customer invoice files and records
- Provide
information to both external and internal auditors
- Participate
in formulation and review of accounting procedures and policies
- Timely
invoicing
- Preparation
of debtors’ aging reports
- Effective
communication and maintenance of work relationships
- Verify
cash and payment vouchers to ensure accuracy, timeliness and authenticity
of payments
- Continuous
process improvement of services through efficient working
- Efficient
execution of work processes as assigned
- Submission
of accurate, timely and relevant reporting
- Ensure
maintenance of quality and food safety requirements including regulatory
and statutory provisions
- Perform
any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor
Knowledge and Skills Required:
The Job holder must
possess the following;
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business related field
- CPA
Finalist or its equivalent;
- A
minimum of four (4) years of working experience in a busy container
freight station;
- Must
demonstrate high integrity and ethical practice
- Must
demonstrate ability to execute work assigned with minimum supervision
- Must
be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams
- Must
demonstrate ability to multitask.
- Should
have ability to solve problems by applying relevant knowledge
- Must
have the ability to effectively communicate both written and oral
- Must
be able to work under pressure
- Must
be a flexible person, who is willing to learn and able to work flexible
hours to achieve goals
- Must
be able to deliver targets, and a good planner who pays attention to detail
- Must
have knowledge in use of MS office packages
How to apply
Apply Online here using the Internal
recruitment Portal not later than Friday 7th October
2022.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
Any form of canvassing will lead to
automatic disqualification
CTCL is an equal opportunity employer.