Accountant at St. Philip Neri Primary School

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly reconciliations of assigned balance sheet accounts and ensure that general ledger accounts are reconciled with resolution to reconciling items
• Bank accounts reconciliations and resolve various issues with banks such as cleared cheque differences, bank fee anomalies and targeted balance calculations.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Control all expenditure within laid down budgetary limits and justify them to the management
• Ensure timely and efficient payment to creditors
• Monitoring and interpreting cash flows and predicting future trends
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Ensure accurate allocation of cost to the correct cost centre’s
• Creditors and debtors accounts reconciliation
• He / she will be in charge of record keeping.
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Preparation and submission of all statutory payments on time.
• Well conversant with accounts payables and receivables.
• Ability to handle payroll system, PAYE, NSSF, NHIF and file returns.

Qualifications

• Degree and a CPA ( K)
• Must have analytical skills
• Having worked in an audit firm will be an added advantage
• 3 years’ experience
• Conversant with quickbooks
• An understanding of reporting and record keeping required
• A good understanding of Kenyan tax legislation
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Good in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft World 

Key Competences

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good listening skills
• Problem analysis and problem-solving
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to multi task and adapt easily
• Ability to work under pressure with no or minimum supervisio