Accountant Job Vacancy in Kenya

Vacancy: Accountant 

Accounts Payable
  • Processing supplier’s invoices into the system to ensure timely capturing of expenses as far as manufacturing accounts are concerned.
  • Updating supplier accounts on daily basis.
  • Preparation of supplier payments as per the aged analysis.
  • Reconciling creditors’ ledger accounts against there statements before processing their payments.
  • Processing and updating of cash books comprising of 9 bank accounts.
  • Liaising with suppliers regarding statements and there payments.
  • Accounting for imports.
  • Maintenance of accounts payable files for references.
  • Liaising with Human resource department in the preparation and submission of the statutory payments on time.

Accounts Receivable
  • Maintaining cash book with customer receipts.
  • Invoicing of both local and export customers.
  • Reconciling debtors accounts in cases of disparities.
  • Daily banking of both cash, Post dated cheques and current cheques from customers
  • Reconciling inventories (Finished Goods) Versus Deliveries on monthly basis for efficient stock management.
  • Monthly preparation of the company’s sales performance report checked by the Chief Accountant for decision making purposes.
  • Monthly processing of customer statements as per the aged analysis, forwarding to the credit management       
  • Team for debt collection.
  • Daily inter warehouse stock reconciliation.
Other Duties in the mainstream accounting
  • Both daily and monthly bank/ cash book reconciliations.
  • Maintaining and updating insurance/Rent schedules as part of both internal & external audit preparation.
  • Maintaining and updating general ledger accounts in (SAP BUSSINES 1 Version 8.8).
  • Preparation of various Audit schedules during both interim and year-end Audits as may be delegated by the senior Accountant to facilitate both internal and external auditing.
  • Assisting the chief accountant in the preparation of the management accounts for the purpose of monthly financial reporting, with critical observation of accounting adjustments.
  • Assisting in the Processing of the monthly VAT returns.
  • Assisting in the preparation of the VAT claim.
  • Monthly submission of the Withholding Taxes for both contractual and professional services.
  • Updating the loan accounts and preparation of the loan schedules for external audit purposes.
  • Maintenance of the company’s fixed asset schedule, including accounting for asset disposals and additions.
  • Accounting for Hire purchase obligations.
Qualifications
  • Must be qualified Accountant – CPA / ACCA
  • Degree in Accounting
  • 3-4 years’ experience in manufacturing environment.
  • Advanced excel modeling skills, and other Microsoft office applications.
  • Microsoft Windows Applications e.g. Word, Excel and Access etc.
  • Must have experience working with Oracle software

CVs to be sent to cvs@careerdirections.co.ke 

By latest 5th August 2015