Senior Accountant at Schneider Electric

An opening has risen within the East Africa finance team for a Senior Accountant.. The position holder will be based out of Nairobi office and will support all the East African countries

Responsibilities

• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
• Provide input into department’s goal setting process
• Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
• Assist with tax audits and tax returns
• Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
• Plan, assign and review staff’s work
• Support month-end/year-end close process & Group reporting.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles
• Liaise with our Financial Managerand CFO to improve financial procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; finance or related
• 8-10 years’ experience in accounting/finance
• Must have an audit background
• SAP, Navision proficient
• Prior working experience in a multinational environment is highly desired
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas
• Experience with financial reporting requirements
• Solid Accounting Knowledge.
• Solid Knowledge in Taxation and legal framework.