Our client is a not-for-profit
wildlife conservancy in Laikipia County.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring
the accuracy of payroll reports, responding to inquiries and/or requests for
data and ensuring timely and accurate payroll production in line with set
timelines, policies and standards procedures.
The Conservancy works to conserve
wildlife, provide a sanctuary for great apes and to generate income through
wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises for re-investment in
conservation and community development.
The conservancy is looking to fill
the following vacancy
Payroll Accountant
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
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Preparing, analyzing and implementing
payroll transactions in a timely manner.
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Confirming manual attendance register
reconciles.
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Periodic physical counts/audit at the
plants and reporting any variances to the superior.
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Preparing and analyzing periodic
payroll reports, schedules and payroll related journal entries.
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Analyzing payroll reports,
statements, records and making recommendations to improve payroll process.
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Preparing and reviewing the accuracy
of payroll related journal entries and performing account reconciliation.
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Preparation of Annual audit.
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Preparing and reconciling statutory
statements e.g. PAYE, NSSF and NHIF .
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Preparing monthly payroll summary for
the organization and submission to CFO.
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Reconciling signed working payroll
sheets with monthly payroll summary and maintaining a proficient filing system
for all payroll documents.
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Any other duty given by the
supervisor as and when required.
Qualifications
The job holder should have the following qualifications:
·
Must have a Bachelor of Commerce (B.
Com) Degree or related field / Professional accounting qualification i.e. CPA
(K) or ACCA
·
Proficiency in Sunsystems and
paymaster will be an added advantage.
·
Must have above 3 years’ experience
in a busy working environment in a similar position
The Right Person for the Job
·
We are looking for a person with Good
understanding of IFRS, local tax regulations and statutory financial accounting
and reporting
·
He/she Must be detailed oriented and
possess good communication skills.
·
Must have Good knowledge of relevant
accounting systems and reporting tools.
What The Client is Offering The Right Person
The client is ready to negotiate the right package for the
best person based on agreeable business targets.
Financial Accountant
The successful candidate will be
responsible for quality control over financial transactions, timely reporting,
while ensuring compliance with all tax regulations.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
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Ensuring that proper books of
accounts are kept in accordance with the International Financial Reporting
Standards and the Kenyan law.
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Overseeing daily sales, purchases and
bank reconciliations
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Preparation of monthly accruals,
journals, fixed assets and depreciation schedules.
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Assisting in preparation of monthly
financial reports.
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Enforce compliance to regulatory
bodies through timely submission of tax returns and statutory returns i.e. KRA,
NHIF, NSSF etc.
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Supporting month-end and year-end
close process.
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Ensuring quality control over
financial transactions and financial reporting.
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Developing reliable cash flow
projections and reporting mechanism.
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Responsible for the audit process and
communication with auditors.
·
Any other duty given by the
supervisor as and when required.
Qualifications
The job holder should have the
following qualifications:
·
Must have a Bachelor of Commerce (B.
Com) Degree or related field / Professional accounting qualification i.e. CPA
(K) or ACCA
·
Proficiency in Sunsystems will be an
added advantage.
·
Must have above 3 years’ experience
in a busy working environment in a similar position
The Right Person for the Job
·
We are looking for a person with Good
understanding of IFRS, local tax regulations and statutory financial accounting
and reporting
·
He/she Must be detailed oriented and
possess good communication skills.
·
Must have Good knowledge of relevant
accounting systems and reporting tools.
What The Client is Offering the Right
Person
The client is ready to negotiate the
right package for the best person based on agreeable business targets.
Accounts Receivable Accountant
The successful candidate will be
responsible for accurate and effective management of accounts receivable
ledgers.
Enforcing all processes, policies and
procedures relating to all Accounts receivables, including intercompany
accounts and debt collection.
Processing of accounting
transactions, the operation of accounting systems controls and preparation of
reports and reconciliations for review.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
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Maintaining debtor’s book including allocation
of receipts, remittances, statements, withholding taxes and credit notes.
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Conducting appropriate written and
telephonic correspondence and follow-ups with customers regarding queries,
dispute resolutions, remittances, and WHT certificates.
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Preparation of the monthly age
analysis and reconciling the control account to the age analysis.
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Reconciliation of all intercompany
debtor’s accounts.
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Preparing monthly customer statements
of accounts and timely submissions to customers
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Carrying out thorough daily night
audits on revenue generating units to ensure completeness and accuracy checks.
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Providing staff deductions to the
Payroll accountant
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Annual audit preparation.
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Maintaining a filing system for
account receivable records.
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Ensuring effective debt collections.
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Any other duty given by the
supervisor as and when required.
Qualifications
The job holder should have the
following qualifications:
·
Must have a Bachelor of Commerce (B.
Com) Degree or related field / Professional accounting qualification i.e. CPA (K)
or ACCA
·
Proficiency in Sunsystems and
paymaster will be an added advantage.
·
Must have above 3 years’ experience
in a busy working environment in a similar position
The Right Person for the Job
·
We are looking for a person with Good
understanding of IFRS, local tax regulations and statutory financial accounting
and reporting
·
He/she Must be detailed oriented and
possess good communication skills.
·
Must have Good knowledge of relevant
accounting systems and reporting tools.
What The Client is Offering The Right
Person
The client is ready to negotiate the
right package for the best person based on agreeable business targets.
How to Apply
Send CV only to
recruitment@careeroptionsafrica.co.ke by 26th November 2019 with the job title
on the subject line.
However applications will be reviewed
as they are received and qualified candidates called for interview as soon as
their CV’s are received.
Candidates who do not hear from us by
this date should consider their applications unsuccessful.
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