Our client, a leader in Business Process Outsourcing,
focusing on Finance and Accounting, with a client base of local and
international companies operating in the East African Market and Europe is
looking to hire a Senior
Accountant.
Reporting to the Managing Director the purpose
of this job is to ensure that accurate and timely financial management
information is generated to enable the organisation support clients effectively.
Key
Responsibilities
The
main responsibilities in this role include to:
§ Maintain general ledger accounts and related activities for
the production of financial statements and reports.
§ Perform end week reconciliation of accounts and closing the
ledgers at the end of the week.
§ Analyze and prepare financial statements, including balance
sheets and statements of financial position.
§ Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met with
accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close reports produced and
circulated to clients as appropriate.
§ Ensure established policies are adhered to and continuous
review effected in keeping with changes within the industry.
§ Carry out internal audits and work with external auditors in
all matters relating to client audit and preparation of year-end statutory
accounts.
§ Interacting with clients on a regular basis, building strong
client service relationship, resolving issues and anticipating problems that
ease the ability of the company to collect revenue and retain the business.
Position
Requirements
The successful candidate will have:
§ A degree in Finance, Commerce, Accounting or related field
and will be CPA (K) certified.
§ 4 years’ working experience in the preparation and
supervision of basic accounting ledger entries and extraction of financial
statements, in a busy finance and accounting department.
§ Thorough understanding of the globally accepted accounting
standards.
§ Analytical thinking with good business and commercial
awareness
§ Quality orientated with high attention to detail and
accuracy, strong analysis, judgment and problem solving skills.
§ Strong communication skills in all forms including written,
oral, email, telephone, and presentation
§ Excellent planning, organizational and time management
skills, the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines capable of working
independently
§ Very strong service orientation, with the ability to work
effectively with people at all levels
§ Self-motivated, resourceful and results oriented, with
unquestionable integrity and a high regard for confidentiality
§ A high degree of computer literacy, with working knowledge of
an integrated financial account system and proficient in the use of MS Office
packages.
Remuneration: The
starting salary for this position is KSh 60,000 gross per month.
If you are interested in the position and have
the skills we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please forward
an application letter indicating your suitability to this role, together with a
copy of your updated resume, and your current salary and benefit package to
recruit@tgagroupea.com by 2nd September 2011.
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to accept or hold their applications in our database. We therefore do not
accept any applications from agencies who charge their clients for submitting
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