Cash and Bank Accountant at Airtel

Airtel Kenya wishes to recruit a Cash and Bank Accountant reporting to the Treasury Manager who can support the treasury team to give the business assurance on the completeness and accuracy of our cash and bank balances and reports, ensure that our cash and bank collections processes and procedures are in line with IFRS and the Airtel accounting guidelines and policies and to improve on the company’s controls environment guarding against financial and reputational loss.

Key responsibilities of the role include and are not limited to:

•  Accounting for Airtel Money wallet deallocation both sweeps and manual.
• Follow up of items in the Account Payable / Account Receivable Clearing account and reconciling items in the Account Receivable – General Ledger reconciliation
• Passing of daily sweeps through Cash Management module
• Daily reconciliation of collections made through collection partners
• Work closely with Airtel Centre of Excellence (ACE) team and other parties to follow up on closure of payment Bank Reconciliation Statement open items
•  Assist in communication to the banks, preparation of bank, interest and other charges
• Prepare audit schedules, respond to audit queries on a timely basis and ensure that there are adequate controls in place to ensure good audit rating.
•  Ensure that any control issue raised during the audits is closed in a timely manner and there is no exposure in regard to overdue reconciling items
• Ensure all the journals are correctly entered and posted in Oracle

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite,
• Sound Financial Accounting knowledge
• CPA II and above or Equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Oracle System

Desired Competencies and behaviour

•  Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent planning skills
• High personal standards and goal oriented
• Excellent interpersonal skills
•  Excellent and effective communications skills, both orally and in writing