Senior Accountant at Embu Water And Sanitation Company

Reporting to the Head of Finance and Commercial Services the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring professional management of the company’s resources, preparation and availability of all financial reports, budgets of revenue managements.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise work activities of the Financial Accountant

Operational Responsibilities

• Coordinate preparation of bank reconciliations.
• Coordinate maintenance of supplier’s accounts i.e. posting their invoices and reconciling their accounts.
• Coordinate maintenance the vote book and ensuring compliance to the budget’s allocations.
• Monitor the company’s bank balances and advising the Finance Manager on the same.
• Prepare monthly section reports for management use.
• Review and recommend customer adjustments in their bills.
• Verity postings by staff in the Pastel system.
• Undertake continuous professional development to keep us with industry trends.
• Prepare and submit timely reports and information for decision making.
• Undertake any other duties as may be assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or a related Business degree
• Intermediate professional qualification in either CPA (K) or ACCA
• At least 7 years relevant working experience with 3 years in a managerial position

Key Skills

• Proficiency in ICT with strong MS office and internet ability
• Planning and organizational skills and interpersonal relations
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Problem solving skills

Key Attributes

• Team work
• Confidentiality and integrity
• Professionalism
• Ability to work long hours
• Time management
• Results oriented
•  Attention to detail

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• The appointment will be for a contract term of 3 YEARS renewable subject to satisfactory performance evidenced by continuous achievement of performance targets.