Financial Accountant at Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC)

Financial Accountant

• Develop and implement relevant policies, guidelines, strategies, accounting processes, procedures and internal controls.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of financial returns statements, monthly closing & annual reports and final accounts.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of books of accounts.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
• Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Receive payments from depots as revenue accrued from distribution transactions and rental incomes from tenants.
• Resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Prepare and review revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
• Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the Corporation’s automated financial systems.
• Recommend, develop and maintain financial data bases and accounts filing systems.
• Participate in development of the Department’s Work plan
• Prepare, monitor and review monthly, quarterly departmental reports and annual accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits.
• Carry out the compilation of the revenue records for submission to the director.

Required Qualifications, skills and attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or Commerce or Economics or a Relevant Degree.
• CPA-K or ACCA-UK.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting with at least 3 year of supervisory experience.
• IT Proficiency
• Analytical skills
• Knowledge of IFRSs, ISAs and IASs
• Budgeting and financial management skills
• Administrative and coordination skills
• Decision making and problem solving skills