Project Accountant
Type: Permanent
Level: Officer
Location: Kenya
Travel requirement: 30%
Indirect Reporting: EU Project Co-ordinator
Job Specification: We are looking for a project accountant responsible to ensure all transactions are posted appropriately and timely financial reports are generated.
Job Specification: We are looking for a project accountant responsible to ensure all transactions are posted appropriately and timely financial reports are generated.
The project Accountant will also
offer supportive role in internal controls to the project team on all their
financial needs and will ensure compliance to company regulations.
Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
- Work closely with the finance manager and will
be responsible for the day to day financial activities of the EU project.
- Ensure all accounting procedures are compliant
to EU regulations.
- Ensure timely, quality and accurate financial
reporting to the finance manager and enforcing the application of proper
financial controls within EU guidelines.
- Responsible for timely daily, weekly, monthly
& quarterly reports to analyze project performance in accordance to
financial guidelines.
- Prepares management reporting by collecting,
analyzing and accurately summarizing data and trends.
- Maintain accurate and auditable financial
records, in both hard and electronic format.
- Enter accounting data from cheques, receipts,
bank transfers and deposits using appropriate software.
- Maintenance of an up to date asset register
clearly capturing depreciation costs.
- Compile and analyze financial information to
prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document
project transactions.
- Facilitating internal and external audits in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
- Oversee accurate registration, coding and
invoice processing for payment ensuring that all invoices are approved in
accordance with the Company delegation of authority limits.
- Ensure vendor payments are achieved within the
agreed contractual payment terms.
- Generate aging and other vendor reports as
required.
- Filing the statutory returns.
- Prepare month end accrual journals.
- Maintain accounting records and reconciliation
controls of approved budgets.
- Assist in preparation of budgets with other
departmental heads and summarizing the same to involve the whole company.
Educational and Professional
Requirements
- A minimum of CPA 2 and above, any other
relevant training will be an added advantage
- Degree in finance/accounting will be an added
advantage
- At least 4 years experience in a similar
position/responsibilities
- Experience using Telly accounting software will
be an added advantage
- Have an understanding of POS systems.
Contact
If your qualifications match the above profile, you can identify with our vision and you are excited about this challenging position, we look forward to receiving your application on kenya.jobs@solarkiosk.eu by 25th October 2015.
It should include a cover letter with
salary expectations and earliest possible starting date and a Curriculum Vitae.
Regret: Due to the high number of applications anticipated we may not be able to respond back to all applications however we will keep your resume in our database for future positions.
Regret: Due to the high number of applications anticipated we may not be able to respond back to all applications however we will keep your resume in our database for future positions.
