Senior Accountant at Uplands Premium Dairies

Job purpose

He/She will provide financial, and administrative support. To ensure efficient, timely and accurate operations achievement in coordination with the finance manager and output optimization at the department.

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that cash flows are adequate to allow business units to operate effectively.
• Maintenance of asset registers Ensuring month end/procedures are carried out for tax valuations and depreciations
• Oversee accurate, complete and timely processing and posting of information into the financial system.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and lead the department’s efforts to integrate fixed asset register to general ledger
• Forecasting cash payments and anticipating challenges arising from limited cash flow.
• Compute and prepare monthly standard levy payment and returns.
• Review and endorse reconciliation of withholding tax for payment.
• Liaise and follow up with tax consultant on instalment and final taxes and also discussions on tax computations.
• Assisting in monitoring monthly expenditure vs. budget
• Preparing monthly operating statements for local management.
• Establish, maintain and reconcile the general ledger, petty cash and bank accounts
• Establish and maintain supplier accounts and process supplier invoices
• Maintain the purchase order systems and financial file record keeping
• Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerized accounting system.
• Maintain and reconcile the accounts payable and accounts receivable systems in order to ensure complete and accurate records of all monies
• Prepare accurate journal summaries on a monthly basis
• Prepares the weekly creditors report to aid Management in decision – making.
• Manage the filing, storage and security of financial documents.
• Computation of rebate and variable Pay
• Computation of Commissions
• Setting of Sales and collection targets
• Preparing statutory quarterly and annual statements.
• Prepare cheques for all accounts due within the specified timelines.
• Preparing and submission of VAT returns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a finance, accounting, mathematics, economics, and business with a CPA (K) required.
• 3 + years of experience in similar position; experience with operations in a FMCG company preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Experience using financial management software – Pastel, preparing financial statements, and managing tax preparation and submission.
• Have a flare for numbers, work well with people, aggressively anticipate impacts of workload/issues to deadlines and have a very positive work attitude including willing to work longer hours during peak periods.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and PowerPoint and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self – motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects