Nyanza Club is a private members club
in Kisumu offering Sports, Accommodation, Bar & Restaurant facilities and
amenities to its members.
Assistant Accountant
Job Purpose: To analyze financial information and prepare
financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities,
profit and loss, tax liability and other financial activities within the
club.
To prepare journal entries and
monthly reconciliations of bank accounts and general ledger, preparation and
distribution of financial statements by ensuring that all deliverables comply
with regulatory requirement/ guidance and professional standards.
Provide assistance to the accountant
with external audit and assist with accounting related general ledger projects/special
projects as assigned by management from time to time.
The position will be reporting to the accountant.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting:
- Perform accounting functions as assigned
including, but not limited to book keeping, reconciliation and reporting
of all discrepancies noted.
- Back-up end- month records, documents and
duties assigned to you by the Accountant/management.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns,
ensuring compliance with payment, reporting deadlines and other tax
requirements.
Reporting & Analysis:
- Preparation of monthly management
reports/accounts and accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives,
including “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports, follow-up and
documentation of significant variances.
- Preparation and completion of assigned
monthly, quarterly, annual regulatory filings and Annual Statutory
returns/ schedules.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs,
revenues, financial commitments, obligations and to project future
revenues, expenses and to provide advice to management committee through
the accountant.
- Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting
records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess
accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural
standards
Audits & Examinations:
- Assist in preparing assigned schedules for the
annual and interim audit.
- Establish tables of accounts, and assign
entries to proper accounts.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets,
preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
Systems
- Assist with testing and receive final approval
for system reports required for management, financial reporting and
general ledger reconciliations.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document
recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer
technology.
Banking/Cash:
- Coordinate and resolve various issues with
banks such as cleared cheque’s differences, bank fee anomalies, targeted
balance calculations and enhancements to online services.
- Coordinate and ensure banking is done on a daily
basis having reconciled daily sales to banking.
- Bank liaison.
Other:
- Conform with and abide by all regulatory
guidance and internal policies & procedures.
- Document policies, procedures and workflow for
assigned areas of responsibility.
- Contribute to department and organization
special projects as assigned.
- Any other duties as may be assigned to you by
the accountant/management from time to time.
Required/ Experience:
- Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles and Knowledge of Statutory accounting principles.
- Strong analytical and accounting skills.
- Intermediate to advanced experience with MS
Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of major
accounting software packages for both general ledger and statutory accounting.
Quick book soft ware
- Must be able to effectively handle multiple
projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.
- Excellent verbal, written communication and
interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a
team and take on new tasks with high level of efficiency.
- The individual will be expected to work with
minimal up-front guidance and take ownership of his / her work product.
The individual will work closely with all major functional leaders of the
Club
Education/ Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors of Science in Accounting or
equivalent from an accredited university.
- CPA K or ACCA
- six years progressively responsible experience
in the accounting and or Banking industry.
Competencies
- Self Management
- Communication
- Leadership
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Flexibility
- Influencing Skills
- IT knowledge
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure
Compensation: Competitive annual base salary supplemented by a
performance oriented annual incentive plan including bonus.
How to Apply
Application letters with detailed CV, daytime telephone contact number and the names and addresses of three referees should be sent/delivered to the
Application letters with detailed CV, daytime telephone contact number and the names and addresses of three referees should be sent/delivered to the
Honorable Secretary,
Nyanza Club, Aput lane,
P.O. Box 29
Kisumu
so as to reach the honorable
secretary on or before the 25th May 2015 at 5.00 P.M.
Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.
Canvassing in any form will lead to
automatic disqualification.