School
Accountant
Salary: Ksh 55,000 – Ksh 70,000 depending on
experience
Our client a leading private school is looking for a very organized, highly analytical, well rounded person who can carry out the following duties.
General Responsibilities: The incumbent will be expected to maintain and develop finance processes to ensure school funds are protected and records kept for internal and external audit purposes.
Our client a leading private school is looking for a very organized, highly analytical, well rounded person who can carry out the following duties.
General Responsibilities: The incumbent will be expected to maintain and develop finance processes to ensure school funds are protected and records kept for internal and external audit purposes.
Key Duties
- Maintain
and develop accounting processes to ensure accounting system is kept up to
date.
- Liaise
with auditors to ensure timely production of annual audited accounts in
line with parent company requirements
- Ensure
timely preparation, authorization, filing and remittance of statutory
payments.
- Ensure
that electronic money records are maintained for control and audit
purposes.
- Ensure
that any returns to regulator (Central Bank of Kenya) are prepared on an
accurate and timely basis
- Support
General Manager in financial development analysis and appraisal of new
projects.
- Manage
junior finance staff and ensure appropriate training and development is
put in place.
- Support
wider business in improvement of working practices which are pragmatic but
consistent with good financial control
- Ensure
new technological developments are accommodated within financial
processes.
Desirable
Competencies
- Must
be a well rounded accountant with experience in all areas of accounting
- High
level of commercial skills
- Very
organized and highly analytical
- Managerial
experience is crucial with proven ability to think outside the box.
- Must
display decision making skill
- The
individual must have proven leadership skills.
- Candidates
working in a SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT will have an added advantage
Education
and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelors
in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent.
- 3
to 5 years of experience in a similar role in a school
How to
Apply
Applicants should forward their applications enclosing detailed CV’s stating their previous and expected gross pay (applications without this information will not be considered) and copies of relevant certificates by e-mail to BlumeAfrica@gmail.com.
Only
successful candidates will be contacted.