Accountant - Minet Group Finance at Minet Kenya

Purpose for the Job

The holder of this position will be responsible for updating and maintaining the accounting ledgers of the Group’s holding companies, as well as actively participating in the Group Reporting and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes.

Duties and Responsiblities

• Posting approved invoices into the financial accounting system. This includes customer invoices, supplier invoices, intercompany invoices, credit memos.
• Posting approved general ledger journals into the financial accounting system.
• Posting approved revenue and expense accruals into the financial accounting system.
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations.
• Preparing monthly general ledger reconciliations.
• Preparing the monthly financial accounts, i.e., income statement, balance sheet, and variance commentary.
• Preparing the monthly forecasts, i.e., income statement and cashflow forecasts.
• Active participation in the annual end year audit of the company. This includes the preparation of the draft audited financial statements in compliance with IFRS.
• Assist in driving and coordinating the Group monthly actuals reporting process including the preparation of variance analysis overviews and Group Consolidation.
• Assist in driving and coordinating the Group monthly forecast process including the preparation of variance analysis overviews and Group Consolidation.
• Assist in driving and coordinating the Group annual budgeting process, including the preparation of the Group consolidated budget.

Key Competencies

Knowledge And Skills Required

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to numerical detail.
• Solid foundation in finance and accounting concepts.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Quick leaer and easily adaptable to change.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in financial accounting, financial auditing, consolidation, and reporting.

Professional and Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or any another Business-related course.
• A Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• CPA part II or ACCA equivalent.