Job Title: Accountant – Mombasa
Industry: Hospitality
& Real Estate
Location: Mombasa
Salary: 45k.
Job Purpose: Ultimately, you will provide the company with accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity and cash flows of the business, while ensuring the company is compliant with all tax regulations.
Our client is a
fast-growing group of companies with various enterprises in Hospitality and
Real Estate. The business is comprised of a series of resorts in Mombasa,
Nairobi & Kisii, Residential Estates in Mombasa, a Series of Liquor store
outlets across various locations in Mombasa.
Responsibilities
- Review and verify all transactions posted in the
system
- Prepare and issue routine financial reports:
customer and branch profitability reports
- Manage debtors: Collect all accounts receivable,
update the system, escalate problematic Debtors to Branch Managers or
other Seniors, liaise with external debt collectors
- Manage creditors: negotiate credit terms, enforce
agreed credit periods
- Management of all payments: vendors, statutory
- Compute and remit statutory deductions: VAT, PAYE,
NHIF, NSSF
- Confirm all purchased items are received in the
organization
- Perform reconciliations: monthly bank, payroll,
client accounts, supplier accounts
- Cash flow management – ensure cash is available
when needed i.e., through AR collections/bank overdrafts, et
- Preparation of the payroll and timely payment of
salaries
- Ensure organization complies with all legal
requirements
- Liaise with external auditors
- Preparation of periodic Management Accounts
reports
- Preparation of Annual Budgets
- Inventory management and reporting
- Conduct surprise stock and cash count
Qualifications
The successful candidate
must be able to demonstrate the following soft-skills and competencies:
- Bachelors of Commerce (Finance
Option).
- Four (4) years working as an
accountant in a medium sized company.
- CPA (K).
- Attention to Detail with Good Analytical Skills.
- High level of Integrity & Accuracy.
- Excellent Communication & Outstanding
organizational skills.
- Experience working with Accounting Systems.
How to Apply
Qualified &
Interested candidates should send their application along with detailed CV
indicating their daytime contact details to vacancies@gaprecruitment.co.ke by Monday 8th November
2021.
The subject of the
email should be Accountant – Mombasa.