Position Title: Accountant
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Hospitality
Job Objective: To ensure that our client is financially compliant. Primarily to perform accurate bookkeeping, reporting and payroll duties in addition to interpreting financial information for senior decisions makers in the business.
Job Responsibilities:
- Maintaining of various ledger and Journal accounts using Company accounting system;
- Maintaining accounts receivable and accounts payable;
- Timely processing and payment of creditors (Monday of each week) which should be reconciled by respective statements.
- Producing an accurate set of monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual management accounts, with comparisons to forecasts and previous periods by 5th of every month ;
- Preparing profit and loss accounts and the balance sheet for management;
- Preparation of end of financial year accounts statements ready for external auditor;
- Ensuring ALL taxes are paid on time i.e. VAT & corporate taxes.
- Assisting in preparing budgets and business planning;
- Following up late payments from debtors, reporting bad debts;
- Work closely with the departments to ascertain the value of stock at month end.
- Prepare monthly P&L, and other reports used by operations personnel.
- Follow up with restaurants regarding discrepancies found in weekly reporting.
- Completed monthly close processes, journal entries and reconciliations relating to revenue, expense, and cash.
- Complete external and internal audit packets.
- Drive the development and compliance of accounting procedures, systems, and practices.
- Propose and implement process improvements in areas of responsibility.
Reconciliations
- Daily reconciliation of all transactions. Flag and follow up on any discrepancies with payments or cash shortages at branch.
- Monthly bank reconciliation statements accounts by 5th of every month;
Payroll
- Work closely with the Location Manager to prepare the monthly payroll by the 25th of each month.
- Preparation of organization payroll and filling all relevant statutory deductions i.e. NHIF, PAYE,NSSF; and P9 forms when required.
- Deal with any payroll queries.
Accounting Administration
- Scan and catalogue all supplier invoices and receipts in a methodical way for ease of payment and paper light.
- Enter all invoices into QuickBooks.
- Send all payment confirmations to suppliers
General Duties
- Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
- Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other reports on a weekly basis.
- Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
- Secures financial information by completing database backups.
- Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
- Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
- Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
- Complies with local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
- Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies.
- Accomplishes the result by performing the duty.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Accountant Skills and Qualifications:
- Must be able to work alone with little directive
- 5 years’ experience in Corporate Finance
- Reporting Skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Acute awareness of confidentiality
- Strong Time Management skills
- Data Entry Management
- General Math Skills
- Proficient in QuickBooks, Excel, Word, Outlook, and Access
- Ability to accurately calculate accounting and payment of invoices due
- Proficient in MS Office, Word, and Excel
- Amazing ability to multi-task and handle challenging priorities
- Extremely organized with detailed attention
- Strong written and verbal skills
Interested candidates are invited to strictly email their cover letter and CV, to careers@hrmconnection.com before end of day 10th September 2022.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted