Senior Accountant at Corporate Staffing

Key Tasks 

• General Ledger & Reporting 
• Prepares, approves, and submits journal entries 
• Reviews and approves G/L account reconciliations  
• Prepared Balance Sheet Reconciliations on a monthly basis. 
• Validates month-end and quarterly reports 
• Conducts Internal compliance activities 
• Approves and provides reports to authorities and other third parties  
• Provides written responses to auditors’ requests and consolidates feedback of third parties  
• Reviews and approves regulatory reporting package for submission  
• Requests and approves post-period adjustments  Tax (VAT, withholding tax, withholding vat, Income Tax) 
• Reviews and signs-off tax & statutory returns and hands over to authorities and, if necessary assists resolve inquiries 
• Submits periodical declaration on payment & remittances (prints or enters into local tax tool)  
• Supports local tax audits 
• Maintains local tax documentation 
• Supports the Head of Finance in preparing the monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reporting and tax calculation 
• Ensure all tax and statutory GL accounts (NHIF, NSSF, WHT, Withholding VAT, VAT, and Company Taxes) are fully reconciled, returns filed with the relevant authorities, and paid on time. 
• Budgets, Planning, and forecasting 
• Budgeting: participate in the preparation of budgets and in the annual budgeting process by providing necessary templates and inputs to the relevant departments.  
• Cash flow forecasting: preparation of monthly and periodic cash flow forecasting. 
• Ad hoc analytical reviews: preparation of ad hoc forecasts and analytical reviews as may be required by different stakeholders.  
• Accounting system, internal controls, and compliance 
• Accounting systems: ensure the maintenance of appropriate financial records and supporting documentation in line with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). 
• Internal control systems: contribute to the periodic updating and review of the effectiveness of 
• financial internal control systems for the companies. 
• Tax Compliance- ensure compliance with the applicable tax laws by the companies. 

Bank and Cash: – ensure effective internal controls and management of the bank and other cash-related accounts. 

• Accounts Payable 
• Act as a single point of contact for specific key vendors and assisting Finance Team in resolving invoices exceptions processing issues resolving booking and reconciliation issues 
• Process vendor invoices and routing them to the department they belong to for approvals 
• Handles electronic uploads of vendor invoices (electronic invoices) 
• Approved Vendor Master data changes  
• Reviews, advices and authorizes payment proposal as well as submits and confirms payment 
• request to bank 
• Fixed Asset Accounting 
• Organizes for local fixed assets reconciliation and addresses differences accordingly 
• Review and approve fixed assets reports 
• Assist with fixed assets verification and control 
• Quality, Health, Safety & Environment 
• Evaluate strategic and operational risks and opportunities to operations and business interests 
• regarding quality, health, safety, and environmental topics, including environmental and workplace 
• health and safety regulations, changing expectations of stakeholders, and national/local issues.  

Skills & Competencies 

• Proven ability to understand and analyze complex financial information 
• High level of attention to detail and a logical and organized approach 
• High level of accuracy, credibility, and accountability 
• Strong Analytical skills  
• Ability to work well independently as well as in a team and remotely with an off-shore partner 
• Strong communication skills 

Educational background / Work experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field 
• Additional accounting qualifications (e.g. CPA (K), ACCA, etc.) 
• At least 4 years hands-on experience in a busy Finance Department 
• Professional  experience  in  management  and  financial  reporting  as  well  as  in  accounting/  financial processes  
• Proven Tax experience 

Language Skills 

• English & Swahili: fluency in written and spoken