Accountant at Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI)

Reports to: Corporate Service Manager

Contract: 3 Years Renewable Contract

Role Description: As an accountant you are responsible for assisting in maintaining an accurate book of accounts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in Collating, preparing and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries and financial statements
• Assist the Corporate Affairs Manager to develop long-term and short term business plans
• Assist in Monitors, interpret and improve cash flow Produces accurate financial and analytic reports to specific deadlines
• Assist to monitor company insurance, licensing, contracts and agreements to enhance compliance
• Assist in Processing petty cash and cheques payment vouchers for all payments
• Assist to draw and bank authorized cheques
• Assist to ensure prompt collection of accounts receivables
• Assist in daily posting of accounts receivables and payables transactions
• Assist in timely preparation of staff payroll and disbursement of salaries and pay slips
• Assist to Process monthly and annual PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, VAT returns and file them with KRA, NSSF and NHIF
• Facilitate in the preparation and presentation of weekly accounts reports
• Assist to Prepare and process monthly /annual payments including insurances, licenses, service bills, land rates and rents
• Assist to Perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

Competences

• Must be a mature, respectful and honest person of high integrity that is able to work in a team and make meaningful contributions to the team objective.
• Good communication and sound report-writing skills will be an added advantage.
• Should be quick in understanding, keen in taking instructions, and able to work with minimum supervision.
• Should be willing, ready and able to perform other duties as delegated to him/her by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Finance or Accounting option, Economics or any other business relevant qualification.
• Qualified CPA K
• Keen and pays attention to detail.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Possess Excel spreadsheet and word-processing programs at a highly proficient level.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet multiple deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with good multi-tasking abilities and communication skills, both oral and written;
• Exposure to one or more computerized accounting packages will be an added advantage;
• The candidate must maintain strict confidentiality in performing the duties of a Finance accountant
• Flexibility and a can-do approach to tasks and the ability to adapt to a changing and challenging environment