Vacancy: Accountant
Summary: Our client is an international health and wellness company
dealing with Health products in the range of: Skin care, Home care, and Food
and Health fitness equipment.
The purpose of this role will be to maintain timely, accurate and consistent financial records consisting of preparation of financial statements and statutory accounts.
You will also be
responsible for all general ledger postings and tax returns and also ensure
that efficient controls and processes are in place.
The person shall also
participate in budgeting
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare
and control budgets; this also includes providing consultative support to
planning and forecast initiatives through financial and management
information analysis, reports and recommendations
- Take
charge of General Ledger administration and ensure that all reports are
generated on time
- Ensure
compliance with regulatory requirements; submission of VAT, income tax
& other statutory submissions
- Management
of the payroll & statutory benefit contributions
- Responsible
for both payables and receivables and ensuring timely reconciliations;
this also includes bank reconciliations
- Coordination
and activities of the external auditor and ensure all audit issues are
resolved; this also includes maintenance of proper audit trails and
verification as well as reconciliation actions for all processed work;
- Support
treasury activities including foreign currency hedging, cash flow
management, liaison with banks, etc
- Develop
and implement risk management policies as well as establish and maintain
appropriate internal controls safeguards
- Assess
financial reporting systems, accounting, procedures and investment
activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures
- Managing
the fixed asset registers
Requirements
- Bachelors
degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option)
- CPA (K)
or its approved equivalent
- Minimum
5 years of progressively experience; FMCG experience is desirable
- Must be
detail oriented and able to work with a high degree of accuracy
- Must
possess excellent organizational & planning skills
- Sound
knowledge of financial management and accounting procedures.
- Proven
analytical skills-ability to interpret or generate all types of financial
data and financial reports and statements
- Demonstrate
good leadership skills
- Able to
prioritize, and manage tasks
How to Apply:
Send your application
including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a
detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected
salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three
professional referees by close of business Friday 22nd August 2014
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416,
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416,
Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please note that we do
not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.
