Accountant
Location: Ngong Road, Nairobi
Our client, a retail and
distribution company, is looking for a competent Accountant to
join their team.
Job Purpose
Ensure accurate booking
of all the financial transactions on Sage to facilitate processing of payables,
receivables, statutory deductions, taxes and salaries on a timely basis. The
job holder shall also assist the Head of Finance and Operations in performing
end month closure and in preparation of management accounts.
Responsibilities
Accounts Payable
- Posting
of invoices, credit notes and performing supplier account reconciliations
- Preparation
of payment plans and processing approved payments
Accounts Receivable
- Ensuring
timely billing of all customers, submission of invoices and performing
customer account reconciliations
- Liaising
with customers to ensure timely payment of due invoices
- Performing
progressive bank reconciliations
Taxation and statutory deductions
- Ensuring
timely and accurate processing of all the monthly taxes and statutory
deductions
Inventory and Cost accounting
- Maintaining
an accurate catalogue for all products with updated costs and prices
- Performing
inventory reconciliation to the GL
- Participating
in periodic stock counts and performing in-depth variance investigations
- Maintaining
an accurate PPE schedule
Qualifications
- Business
related degree
- MUST
be at least CPA 2
- 4
years hands on experience as an accountant/accounts assistant
- Proficient
in Microsoft office suite
- Experience
in Sage will be an added advantage
- Ability
to accurately track inventory and create reports
- Excellent
organizational and planning skills
- Exceptional
communication and interpersonal abilities
- Reliable
and trustworthy
How to Apply
Deadline: Interested parties should send their online applications on or
before 7th September 2020
Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH
Applications not meeting minimum requirements
will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.