Job Title: Accountant
Location: Nairobi
Key
Responsibilities
Prepare
and submit financial reports including daily weekly, monthly operating reports,
financial statements, inventory and transactional reports.
To
prepare audit reports and liaising with external auditors for annual auditing.
Preparation
of annual budgets and ability to use the budget as a monitoring tool.
Prepare
and monitor financial performance against forecasts and prepared budgets.
Ensure
statutory payments are completed and submitted on time (NHIF, NSSF, PAYE),
administering VAT and processing returns.
Update
financial records by reviewing and posting various general ledger journal
entries with the recent transactions and changes.
Review documents and transactions in the organization to ascertain compliance, accuracy, relevance and reasonableness of the transaction.
Ensure
all financial transactions are properly and timely updated and recorded.
Ensure
timely and accurate posting, balancing and reconciliations of the general
ledger.
Ensure
monthly reconciliation of bank accounts, cash, sales and all inventories and
stock.
General
management of the office for instance ensuring that utility bills are serviced
on time, ensure timely supply and adequacy of office supplies e.g., stationery,
ink, paper; proper maintenance and safety of organizational assets.
Assist
in monitoring and management of inventory and procurement of the company.
Creating
and managing an efficient stock management plan for the company’s products.
Proper
maintenance of office files to ease retrieval of information.
Other
task that may be assigned by Director of Operations.
Minimum
Requirements
A
Degree in B. Com; Accounting or Finance option
CPA
(K), ACCA or its equivalent
Knowledge
of accounting principles and procedures including IFRS and IASs
Member
of ICPAK
At
least 5 years’ relevant experience, with 1 year’ in a senior role
Proficiency
in computerized accounting systems. Sage, QuickBooks
Experience
working in the Construction Industry
Demonstrated
experience with preparing budgets and forecasts
High
level of proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
How to
Apply
If
you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualifications and
experience, kindly send your detailed CV quoting the job title on the email
subject “Accountant” to: vacancies@jantakenya.com by or
before 11th January 2023.