Branch Accountant at Corporate Staffing

Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Preside over the financial record keeping of the branches and analyze all the branches’ financial data such as revenue, income, taxes, and cash position.
• Prepare financial statements such as balance sheets, cash-flow statements, and income statements for the foreign branches in line with local regulations and IFRS.
• Prepare varied reports to managers so that they can make informed decisions.
• Provide support at the head office in the areas of costing, factory operations and control, controls enforcement for local Kenyan branches & petty cash and Supply chain Analysis for cost optimization.
• Produce timely and reliable branch management reports weekly, monthly and quarterly
• Develop and control a centralised branch accounting system to ensure that accounts are effectively managed.
• Investigate variances against budgets and provide analysis of differences.
• Perform month end reconciliations for Accounts Payable, VAT, Fixed Assets and general ledger in the finance system.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and cash flow forecasts.
• Prepare the quarterly VAT and PAYE return and ensure that statutory returns and deductions are filed accurately and in time.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining costing models for the branches
• Perform daily petty cash reconciliations. Verification and validation of Cash office documents and Invoices before booking and payment regularly.
• Monitor costs for all imported goods and regularly advise management on cost behaviours.
• Liaise with the Head of the department to develop and implement effective costing and controls for the Factory operations.
• Prepare various audit schedules for the branches.
• Ensures that branch controls, operating mechanisms and internal policies are adequate, effective and comply with procedures of the parent company

Qualifications for the Accountant Job

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Commerce/Finance
• CPA K Holder
• At least 4 years’ experience at a medium to large company.
• Able to work well under own initiative
• Have an aptitude for figures
• Exposure to wide operations of a finance department preferably in MNCs.
• Good organization and administrative skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.