Our client
is an upcoming Micro-Finance Institution offering Loan services to individuals
and groups
Our Client
is looking for a young, energetic and passionate individual to fill the
position of Accountant
Key Responsibilities
- Processes payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
- Examine statements to ensure accuracy and that statements and records comply with laws and regulations
- Compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns, and ensure prompt payment and compliance with taxation legislation.
- Inspect account books and accounting systems to keep up to date.
- Organize and maintain financial records.
- Make best-practices recommendations to management; Suggest ways to reduce costs, enhance revenues and improve profits
- Verifies items billed against items ordered and received and reconciles differences through follow-up with the vendor and/or other employees.
- Analyse and investigate annual and monthly financial accounts; enters, updates, and/or retrieves accounting data from automated systems.
- Posts financial data to appropriate accounts in an automated accounting system, according to instructions.
- Controls income and expenditure Disburses funds using manual/local warrants or petty cash and makes change according to specific instructions.
- Endorses warrants or money orders, prepares account deposit documents, and deposits money as directed.
- preparing reports, budgets, business plans, commentaries and financial statements; financial forecasting and risk analysis;
- developing and managing financial systems/policies;
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Accounting/Finance
- At least ACCA/CPA level 2
- Minimum of 2 -3 years’ experience as an accountant
- Applicants from a Microfinance background preferred
- Knowledge of Accounting softwares
Attributes
- A love of numbers
- Very detail oriented
- A high degree of integrity
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- A high degree of computer literacy
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills
Salary: Kshs. (35,000 – 45,000)
How to apply:
If you are
interested in the position and have the skills and competencies our client is
looking for, we would like to hear from you.
Please
forward a copy of your updated resume, and your current salary and benefits
package to info@dorbe-leit.co.ke (Indicating
the JOB TITLE on the Subject Line) before close of business 14th March 2014.
Only
successful candidates will be contacted.
