Account Assistant at Summit Human Resource & Marketing Consultant

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Our client in industrial area Nairobi is recruiting the position of Accounts Assistant. The job holder will be expected to assist the accounting department with data entry, processing, and recording transactions, updating the ledger, VAT, Tallies, assisting with audits or fact-checking, and preparing budgets and reports. You should be thorough, accurate, and honest with good bookkeeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices and issuing payments.
• To complete payments and control expenses by receiving payments, plus processing, verifying and reconciling invoices.
• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries
• Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions Responsibilities
• Accurately perform reconciliations of bank transactions, petty cash.
• Manage statutory deductions and reconcile the tax ledgers.
• Maintaining accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Match all supplier invoices and delivery notes received with the corresponding LPOs.
• Ensure the finance, accounting policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Preparing accounts for annual audits and working with external auditors.
• Ensure the office is fully stocked with necessities.
• Other duties related to this role.

Requirements

• Have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Have proven accounting experience of (1-2) years.
• Have completed at least CPA II
• Have impeccable integrity and diligence.
• Should have high attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.
• Should be organized, accurate and detail oriented.
• Should demonstrate a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong work ethics.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to work independently