Our client, a privately-owned Food
distribution company catering to the food service channel in Kenya is urgently
seeking to recruit an Accountant - Receivables
Location: Nairobi – Kenya
Industry: FMCG
Overall Objective of the Role: The primary purpose
of the role is to ensure the debtors’ account reconciliation, dispatch of
statements.
Duties and Responsibilities
·
Formulate
customer credit policy
·
Periodic
update of customer’s files by ensuring Customer Information Sheet is filled,
updated, and signed.
·
Approve
sales orders.
·
Vouch
sales invoices to verify that the same has been received by the client.
·
Post
payments from the debtors ensuring proper allocation is done.
·
Post
customer withholding tax payments. And follow up on pending withholding tax
certificate
·
Debtors
account reconciliation.
·
Ensure
timely dispatch of client’s statements
·
Ensure
sales invoices are filled serially for ease of audit
·
Analyzing
and advising management on individual client status on weekly basis
·
Schedule
weekly customer visits
·
Ensure
safe custody of collected cheques.
·
Comply
with legal requirements always and when legal action is unavoidable
·
Allocate
duties for Office messenger (rider)
·
Ensure
share of the below reports;
1.
Daily
collection report
2.
Weekly
ageing report with explanation.
3.
Enforce
collection targets.
Key Competencies & Qualifications
·
Bachelor
Degree in any relevant field and CPAK
·
Must
have at least 2-3 years proven experience as an Accountant- Receivables
·
Experience
in working with targets and tight deadlines
·
Knowledge
of relevant legal requirements
·
Working
knowledge of MS Office and databases, ERP
·
Ability
to be self-motivated with a positive attitude and a solid work ethic
To apply, send your CV and cover letter
only tojobs@linkarkconsultants.com before close of business 2nd November
2017.
Clearly indicate the position applied for
and expected salary on the subject line.
