Cash Payment Accountant at G4S Kenya Limited

Role Responsibility:

Management of EFT & Cheque Payments

• Ensuring Vouchers are correctly Approved for payment
• Uploading authorised payment voucher into the bank paying platform
• Ensure correctness of the payment details
• Ensure all readily uploaded payment vouchers are signed as per the mandate by the Authorized signatories

Management GL Posting

• Daily posting payment vouchers paid into the General Ledger
• Ensuring inter-company transactions are correctly posted and cleared in time before month closure.
• Provide support to both internal and external auditors 

Filling and Document Management

• Ensure proper and timely filling of payment documents to ensure ease and effective retrieval as and when required.

Bank Agency

• Physical delivery Bank instruction letters
• Ensure Cheques for banking are as per bank standards and are banked daily.
• Ensure cash collected from cash sales are recorded and banked the following day.

Health & Safety

• Take reasonable care for the health and safety of self and others.
• Co-operate with supervisor in ensuring that safety policies and procedures are adhered to
• Report any unsafe or unhealthy situation to the supervisor or the health and safety representative, as soon as it is identified

The Ideal Candidate:

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree
• Accounting professional qualification (CPA 2)
• 3 years’ experience in a busy Finance department in a commercial set up.

Technical Skills

• Financial Acumen
• Good Analytical Skills
• Microsoft Word – Intermediate Level
• Microsoft Excel – Intermediate Level
• Microsoft PowerPoint – Basic level
• ERP system
• Google suite of products

Behavioural Skills – Support

• Understanding the organizational environment
• Understanding the organisation’s goals and objectives
• Dealing with changing circumstances
• Supporting and working with others
• Delivering objectives
• Dealing with complexity
• Acting professionally
• Deliver great customer service
• Sharing and co-operating