Job
Title: Senior
Accountant
Our
client, a well-known company in the logistics industry in Kenya is looking for
experienced, results-oriented and energetic individuals for the following
position:
Job
Summary: The
job holder shall play a central role of ensuring the integrity of accounting
information by researching Finance issues for compliance and by establishing
quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
Main Duties
The
following duties and responsibilities are attributed to this position:
- Ensuring
compliance with corporate, finance and accounting policies, business
controls, procedures and reporting
- Providing
sound business decision-making support to other senior members of the
organization through the accurate monitoring, reporting and analyzing of
financial results and projections
- Providing
timely proactive financial evaluation, information and advice that enables
the Company operations to develop and facilitates the execution of
effective plans and the taking of informed decisions
- Interacting
with and providing support to personnel in other departments so as to
ensure seamless resolution of issues
- Preparing
annual financial accounts, in compliance with local Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS)
- Preparing
monthly management accounts and reviewing support schedules
- Monitoring
and analyzing financial reports and records and pro-actively identifying
issues and initiating corrective actions where needed
- Reconciling
company assets and analysis of utilization
- Preparation
of debtor’s reports
- Trucking
income Variance analysis and explanations
- Preparation
of creditor’s reports
- Maintaining
adequate systems of internal controls needed to safeguard assets, ensuring
accurate financial reporting and compliance with policies and procedures
- Negotiating
exchange rates with various banks
- Preparation
of supplier payments and reconciliations
- Ensuring
accurate calculation, payment and submission of company statutory
deductions in a timely manner and as per the relevant legislation
- Ensuring
withholding tax is properly calculated and remitted on behalf of third
parties
- Coordinating,
preparing and submitting statutory returns and payments
- Managing
and reviewing audits of VAT returns and subsequent refund claims from URA
as per the VAT Act
- Exercising
sound management and leadership skills and principles
- Ensuring
a strong focus on people development and continuously developing potential
of staff through training and mentoring
- Monitoring
the productivity and effectiveness of direct reports
- Keeping
staff informed and assisting them when required
- Developing
and maintaining liaison with tax advisors and government officials
- Providing
internal and external auditors with all assistance as required
- Any
other duties as may be allocated from time to time
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent
- Full
ACCA/CIMA/CPA (K) CA/ACA/equivalent qualification
- Membership
to recognized professional accounting body
Skills & Work Experience
- Minimum
3 years of relevant work experience in the Clearing and Forwarding
industrty
- Working
knowledge of information systems / accounting software (ideally ERP)
- Proficiency
in the Microsoft Office Suite of Packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Knowledge
of financial control and cost accounting practices, including preparation
of management accounts, budgets, reconciliations
- Excellent
communication, interpersonal and team working skills
- Ability
to set up systems and internal controls
- Flexibility
to travel to subsidiary/other locations on assignment
Personal Qualities & Behavioral Traits
- Integrity
- Strong
ethical values
- High
initiative
- Excellent
communication skills (written and spoken English)
- Attentive
to detail
- Informed
- Proactive
- Trustworthy
- Flexible
- Resilient
- Fluent
written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Stress
tolerance, adaptability and able to work additional hours during peak
periods in order to meet deadlines and commitments
- Meticulous
planning and organizing skills
- Demonstrated
problem-solving and analysis skills
- Strong
interpersonal, problem-solving, negotiation, planning and administration
skills
- No-nonsense
approach to work, common sense and logical thinking
- Excellent
presentation, organizational and multi-tasking skills
- High
levels of discretion when handling confidential information
Interested qualified candidates are encouraged to send their
updated CVs to the following email address:
opsrecruiter@yahoo.com
Please note that CVs shall be shortlisted on a first-come-first-served basis.
While
we appreciate all applications we regret that only shortlisted candidates will
be contacted.
Please
note that CVs shall be shortlisted on a first-come-first-served basis.
“We are an equal opportunity employer”