Accounts Officer Job in Kenya

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Accounts Officer Job in Kenya

Accounts Officer

We have an excellent and exciting opportunity for an Accounts Officer. We seek to give the opportunity to a candidate who ideally holds professional qualification and experience in accounts. The position is based in Mombasa.

The role oversees the day-to-day management of all finance activities in a timely and efficient manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Payments & Supplier Management

  • Timely & accurate posting & payment of supplier invoices.
  • Supplier account allocations & reconciliations.
  • General ledger accounts reconciliations
  • Intercompany balances reconciliations and confirmations.
  • Maintain proper up-to-date records and filing system

2. Invoicing & Customer Management

  • Timely and accurate invoicing and receipting.
  • Timely dispatch of customer invoices and statements.
  • Ensure full recovery and monthly reconciliations of disbursements accounts.
  • Customer accounts allocation and reconciliations.
  • Project statements preparation and reconciliation.
  • Intercompany balances reconciliations and confirmations.
  • General ledger accounts reconciliations.
  • Maintain proper up-to-date records and filing system

3. Statutory Compliance

  • Timely & accurate payment of monthly statutory obligations & other deductions.
  • Reconciliations & reporting of any discrepancies.

4. Treasury and Cash Management

  • Cash withdrawals & deposits.
  • Proper petty cash management.
  • Bank reconciliations.

5. Company Assets Management


  • Maintain an accurate fixed asset register.
  • Physical assets verification.

6. Sound Financial Corporate Governance

  • Adherence to professional conduct.
  • Adhere to set relevant policies.

Any other duty assigned by management.

Key Performance Areas/Indicators:

  • Timely & accurate posting & payment of supplier invoices
  • Supplier account allocations & reconciliations.
  • Zero case of statutory non-compliance
  • Timely cash withdrawal and deposit
  • Updated asset register
  • Co-operation with finance team
  • Co-operation to external auditors.

Key Competencies and Skills

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or its equivalent.
  • CPA (K) or ACCA certification.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience.

Skills & Competence:

  • Strong computer and databases
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Aggressive in meeting targets.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, integral and transparency.
  • Professionalism, high level of maturity, good character with positive values.
  • Attention to details.
  • Ability to run a month-end close process.

All interested persons to submit, through email, their application, CV, academic certificates, training certificate and testimonials to career@esl-eastafrica.com, attention the HR Manager. This advert runs for 7 days effective 8th to 14th March 2023. Canvassing in will lead to automatic disqualification.

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