Senior Accountant at LSG Sky Chefs Kenya

Ideally as a Senior Accountant your duties will entail the following;

• Revenue analysis and reconciliation: Review revenue trends and reconcile recorded revenue with expectation as per various airlines. Give explanations to budget deviations and other expectations.
• Inventory management: Track movements in inventory, ensure stock take reconciliation vs ledger is done monthly, identify slow moving stock and give recommendations on stocking levels.
• Assist in Financial Reporting: Assist in preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements i.e balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. 
• Account Reconciliation: Reconcile bank statements, intercompany accounts, and other critical account balances to ensure accuracy. 
• General Ledger Maintenance: Ensure all general ledger accounts are updated in a timely manner and are accurate and reconciled monthly. Ensure that all prepayment and accrual balances as reflected in the GL are reasonable and supported.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist the financial controller in developing annual budgets and financial forecasts. 
• Statutory compliance: Ensure compliance with statutory requirements such as PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, amongst others.
• Internal Controls: Implement and monitor internal controls to protect company assets and prevent fraud. 
• Receivables management: Ensure that all billed invoices are settled in good time and where there is a delay, management is advised to take action.
• Preparation of departmental reports: Prepare internal reports to various HOD’s showing expenses incurred vs budget  and vs revenue so as to control costs incurred by departmental heads.
• Management of fixed assets: Ensure all fixed assets are timely recorded and traceable to the fixed assets register. Ensure that fixed assets count is done quarterly.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field 
• Professional qualification: CPA (K) certificate.

Other requirements:

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in various accounting softwares (e.g., QuickBooks, SAP) 
• Technical Skills: Excellent excel skills  and knowledge.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to interpret financial data 
• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and meticulous attention to detail 
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively present financial information to stakeholders 
• Compliance Knowledge: Understanding of relevant accounting standards and tax regulations 
• Supervision experience: Experience in supervision will be an added advantage.