Job vacancy Accountant – Nairobi, Kenya

Summit Recruitment and Search Africa is a leading Recruitment and Executive Search agency head quartered in Kenya providing outstanding talent to a wide range of companies and NGOs in various business sectors across Africa.

Our client, a multinational security solutions provider in East Africa is seeking to hire an Accountant at the Kenyan office to be based in Nairobi. The successful candidate will be responsible for posting journal entries, reconcile financial statements, verification of the accuracy of financial data, analyzing and ensuring financial data is recorded in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. The ideal candidate Must possess a minimum of 3 years’ of working experience and be proficient in ERP software.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the rest of the finance team in preparation of forecasts and budgets.
• Review and monitor company expenditure to ensure company finances are properly applied.
• Entering financial data such as accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and interdepartmental entries into the ledger on a monthly basis, as well as preparing reports.
• Proper recording of accounts receivable, revenue distribution, depreciation, cost, property, and operating expenses, and insurance records.
• Ensure compliance of Financial reporting standards.
• Extract and analyze the variance analysis between job budget/quotation and actual job cost from the accounting system.
• Proper recording of accounts receivable, revenue distribution, depreciation, cost, property, and operating expenses, and insurance records.
• Help in processing and submitting tax and statutory payments.
• Supporting audits, budgeting and financial reporting.
• Accurately review reconciliations of bank transactions, petty cash and credit card payments.

Qualifications:

• Must have a relevant bachelor’s in Finance or any other related field with CPAK Qualification.
• Must have 3 years and above working experience.
• Proficient in using financial software and tools, such as ERP systems and MS Excel.
• Hands on with integrity and interpersonal skills.

Monthly Gross Salary: Ksh. 80,000 – 120,000/= (Approx. 600 USD) (KES)

1 May, 2024 (1 days left)