About the Client:
Our client is in Manufacturing Sector seeking an Accountant responsible for the accounting and administrative functions.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensuring that the general functions of the accounts department are run smoothly.
- Preparation and collection of accurate data for Budget preparation.
- Overseeing the preparation of the monthly management reports.
- Reconciliation of Ledger accounts (manage the general Ledger) by ensuring accurate and complete entries are passed by other departmental staff.
- Thorough knowledge of product costing to achieve accurate and reliable cost.
- Managing and supervising other departmental staff by ensuring that assigned responsibilities and tasks are acted upon.
- Reviewing and ensuring Full end-of-month procedures are effected.
- Assisting in the timely preparation of the end-of-year audit.
- Ensure that all fixed assets are safeguarded through asset tagging by the responsible staff in the department.
- Ensure that the internal controls and procedures in place are effected. Help in identifying problems requiring managerial action. Escalate where controls are not being followed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Key Qualifications
- Degree in Finance/Accounting
- CPA (K)- Mandatory
- At least three (3) years’ experience dealing with taxation in Kenya
- Experience in a manufacturing set-up
- Overall experience of 5years
Competencies and Skills:
- IT skills and prior use and knowledge of SAP would be of added advantage
- Excellent budgeting and product costing skills
- Cost accounting knowledge
- Ability to work as a team player
- Good analytical & numerical ability and attention to details
- Good oral and communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Strong Administrative skills highly desirable
- Excellent Reporting and presentation skills
- Should be highly motivated with a Positive attitude
- Confident and capable of operating at all levels
- Great at Multitasking
- Decision Making Skills
- Service oriented personality
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@italgloballtd.com using the position as subject of email.
