Our Client a leading manufacturing company is currently looking to hire an Accountant who will be tasked with the day to day accounts operations matters and ensuring the company’s compliance with accounting standards and practices.
Responsibilities for the Accountant Job
- Ensuring financial transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerized accounting systems
- Ensuring regular invoicing, receive and receipt payment
- Administering VAT and processing returns
- Administering the company’s payroll and associated statutory requirements (PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, leave)
- Undertaking daily banking functions and bank reconciliations. Deal with daily petty cash.
- Undertaking the preparatory work for the annual audit of accounts and assisting in implementation of audit recommendations
- Review all invoices for accuracy, appropriate supporting documentation and approval prior to posting in accounting system.
- Timely payment of vendors and suppliers
- Track expenses and process variance report
- Reconcile accounts payable transactions/ledgers
- Maintain vendor files and contact lists
- Prepare, verify and dispatch invoices
- Recording of incoming payments and follow up on delinquent accounts
- Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables data
- Generate and review aging report to ensure compliance
- Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure all payments are accounted for and properly posted
- Timely preparation and filing of Withholding Tax, Withholding Vat and Value Added Tax
- Timely filing of Pay As You Earn, NSSF, NHIF
- Reconcile bank statements
- Generate monthly reports: Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance
- Prepare and track quarterly budgets and justify variances
- Assist with interim and annual audit preparation by ensuring necessary ledger analysis and supporting documents.
- Undertaking any ad hoc duties associated with the accounts function, including maintaining financial files and records, and photocopying.
- Ensuring all filing is done in a timely, accurate and organized manner
- Carrying out other related tasks as might be required from time to time
Accountant Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance and CPA (K) qualification
- 5 years’ experience in a similar position
- Knowledge of accounting softwares e.g.palladium, Pastel e.t.c
- Excellent proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- High degree of initiative and Excellent organisational skills
- Attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Have high good attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines in a pressurized environment
- The suitable candidate should be of unquestionable integrity and mature
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