Senior Accountant

• We're seeking a Senior Accountant to join our team in Nairobi on a 6-month contract. This role will be responsible for enforcing our finance policies and controls.
• Reporting to the Chief Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Accounts:
• Ensure timely and accurate posting to the general ledger as well as reconciliations of the same to the sub ledger accounts before end month.
• Ensure monthly accounts are closed and sent to Group according to the scheduled date.
• Ensure that all internal control systems are operational and guarantee that the accounting and financial systems work as intended.
• Check and verify all payments, local purchase orders and petty cash before approval is given.
• Prepare and file monthly VAT returns / review filings for WHT/VAT WH weekly returns
• Review banks, suppliers, intercompany, supplier claims and Imprest accounts reconciliation on a monthly basis.
• Work out the margin reconciliation monthly.
• Manage the fixed asset function in terms of posting the purchased/ disposed fixed assets, reconciling the fixed asset register to the Ledger and coordinating the fixed assets labelling and stock take.
• Convene and conduct the supplier claims meeting, maintain minutes, debit the suppliers accordingly and ensure the supplier claims table is updated on monthly basis
• Manage monthly balance sheet account reconciliations using the Blackline tool, ensuring all accounts are accurately reconciled and approved
• Supplier invoice postings and account reconciliations:
• Verify international supplier invoices and post them into the system.
• Ensure EXN journal from CP is included in the general ledger before closing monthly accounts both for Laborex-Kenya and EPDIS-Kenya.
• Ensure that the DNTs are complete before filing.
• Reconcile the supplier’s statement to the individual ledger balances on a monthly basis.
• Oversee the Debiting of suppliers in respect to notes to supplier’s debtors account and subsequent follow up.
• Administration tasks
• Oversee the organizations’ insurance procedure, including import/export administration (letters of credit), as well as following up on insurance claims.
• Support new system change over
• And performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

The person should be: 

• Consistent & Accurate
• Able to motivate the team and lead by example
• Enthusiastic & Self-motivated.
• Excellent Organizational & computer skills.
• Good communication & interpersonal skills.
• Creative and able to work independently
• Excellent customer service

Qualifications

• First Degree in Commerce/Business Administration/Finance
• Must be a Certified Accountant
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position,
• Proven experience in Microsoft Dynamics, tax and management reporting