Vacancy: Accountant
Job Summary: The incumbent of position will carry out financial data capturing and manipulation to generate financial reports.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Book-keeping
- Day to day bookkeeping and filing.
- Keep records of all the debtors and creditors
and post all the transactions made into the system.
- Carry out bank reconciliations.
- In charge of issuing receipts for payments
received.
- Process cheque payments to suppliers and
consultants.
- Carry out banking duties such as depositing
cheques and cash.
- Reconciling bank statements.
- Chasing late payments, reporting bad debts and
keeping a careful eye on the cash flow.
- Review & approve payment vouchers.
- Invoicing and follow up.
- Maintaining ledgers/journals for all financial
transactions.
Management Accounting
- Monthly management reports and analysis of
timesheets and accounts.
- Attend financial meetings with the Managing
Director and give updates to assist in decision making.
- Develop and maintain a financial data base.
- Producing an accurate set of month-end
accounts, with comparisons to forecasts and previous periods in liaison
with the contracted Auditors.
- Preparation of payroll.
- Prepare statutory deductions such as PAYE,
NSSF, NHIF and VAT in liaison with the contracted Auditors.
- Develop and maintain internal control and
effective accounting system and policies.
- Preparing profit and loss accounts and the
balance sheet for senior management.
- Assisting in preparing budgets and business
planning, including projected revenue.
Project Accounting and Cost Control
- Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost
tracking, monitoring and controls.
- Work consultatively with the respective
departments on cost reduction initiatives.
- Cost control.
- Cash-flow management and reporting to
management.
- Prepare the financial reports for projects and
monthly financial projections
- Ensure project timesheets and timesheets are
completed by project team.
Tax Compliance
- To ensure that all the statutory requirements
are adhered to and all the submissions are made on time and as required.
- Submit itax payments
- Ensure that tax compliance is implemented.
Skills
- Proficient in QuickBooks and similar tools.
- Knowledge of real estate investment and
financial appraisal would be an added advantage.
Experience
- 2 to 3 years’ experience preferably in real
estate or professional services company.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related
field.
- Certified Public Accountant.
- Real Estate management qualification /
experience.
Send your applications to:
recruitment@mwanzoni.com