Industry: Agriculture,
Gross Salary: 80K – 100K,
Our client is seeking to hire an accountant to provide and maintain the Company books of account for timely decision-making, accurate reporting and detecting and safeguarding losses arising from fraud and/or human error.
Duties and Responsibilities
Accounts Operation:
- Custodian and responsible for financial record keeping
- Responsible for the safe custody of cheque books, payment vouchers and receipts.
- Raising payment vouchers and ensuring allocation of costs is done as per approved chart of accounts
- Prepare all payments being made and ensure that there is substantial documental evidence to support the payment. Ensure the following documents are attached: LPO, Invoice, Delivery note, GRN and a report in case of a service.
- Ensure that all payments are approved as per the Company Finance policy and procedure manual.
- Reconcile all creditors’ accounts on monthly basis and ensure that all creditors are paid on time.
- Ensure the company accounts are correctly posted in Tally accounting software.
- Maintain accurate and appropriate company books of account.
- Manage petty cash expenditure, including money advanced to staff as imprest and ensure it is accounted for in time and records are maintained.
- Maintain record of rent due and payments of the same.
- Assist in preparing management accounts on monthly and quarterly basis.
- Carry out filing of Finance department, retrieval and re-filing of documents and ensuring documents are available when required.
- Prepare monthly reports on petty cash balances, supplier balances, Assets register and staff imprest balances.
Banking Matters:
- Carry out periodical bank accounts reconciliation.
VAT Control and Government Taxes:
- Assist in the filling and remittance of all other statutory obligations (Withholding Tax, HELB, NSSF, NHIF)
Financial Audit:
- Assist in half year and annual external financial audits.
Business Information, Support, Analysis and Reporting:
- Provide accounts analysis as may be required from time to time.
- Assist in preparing budgets and forecasting activities.
Desired Requirements:
- A business degree from a recognized university (including BCom) – not a parallel degree.
- At least CPAK Part II qualification.
- 3+ year’s relevant experience in a busy SME, Manufacturing, Agriculture or a Distribution.
- Age: 28 – 33 year old.
- Good public speaking, communication, and customer service skills.
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Accountant– Agriculture) to [email protected] before 15th February 2025
