Duma Works Accounts Assistant Kenya Jobs
Duma Works Accounts Assistant Kenya Jobs
Duma Works is recruiting an Accounts Assistant for one of our clients in Nairobi; a leading piping solutions provider in the East African region.
Department :Finance
Team:
Accounts Team
Role:
Accountant
Reporting to
The Chief Accountant
Purpose of the Role
An Accounts Assistant is an integral part of the team responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within a business.
The Accounts Assistant is responsible for assisting the team of accountants with junior accounting duties.
The Accounts Assistant’s work will include basic book keeping activities, working with sales and purchase ledgers and running calculations to ensure that records and payments are correct
Qualifications
Degree in business related courses preferably Finance and Accounting
CPA or ACCA Level III
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Finance Department and preferably in a Manufacturing Industry/Audit firm
Worked as an Accounts Assistant preferably in a manufacturing set up or Audit Firm
Must have worked with an ERP system preferably SAP
Business Understanding:
Should have Understand,
IFRS and accounting principles
Taxation Guidelines
Financial Policies and Procedures
Functional Skills:
Knowledge of IFRS and accounting principles
Reporting
Keen to details
Cost control Strategies
Knowledge of Taxation and Statutory remittance process and dates
Thorough documentation
Knowledge of Internal control procedures
Understand numbers and analyze them
Proficient with MS Office- Word and excel tools
Updated with latest technology
Knowledge of an ERP and other relevant system
Behavioral Skills:
Calm temperament
Team Player
Interpersonal
Communication
Responsibilities
Reconcile the receivables – the ageing analysis must tally with the ledger and balance sheet amounts
Monthly update of the fixed assets register
Perform Weekly and Monthly stock count and produce Stock Reconciliation duly signed by the warehouse manager and verified by the Chief Accountant
Cheques writing and posting to SAP while ensuring all payment requisitions are approved and adhering to proper payment procedures and documentation
Ensure Individual Balance Score Card Weightage is achieved
Produce accurate Bank reconciliations
Ensure Tax and statutory payments are done accurately and timely
Produce accurate Payables Reconciliation
Posting credit notes
Post Bank Transfers as instructed by the Chief Accountant
Posting any Journal for the rounding off differences and others that are approved by the Chief Accountant
Involved in overseeing the stock count exercise when it is done by the Stores staff
Maintain healthy and mutual relations with vendors, suppliers, clients, banks and other external /internal partners
To perform Accountant duties that have been delegated whenever the staff is on off duty or on leave
Other tasks as may be assigned by the Chief Accountant or the Directors
Receiving and posting Cash and Cheques from sales – Cashiering work
Receiving, checking and posting the vendor invoices and approval in SAP
Receiving and posting other miscellaneous invoices
Compiling the documents and ensure the cheques have been signed and delivered
itax filing for PAYE, VAT, WHT, WH VAT (both sales and purchases) & KEBS
Filling of the daily sales Summary and Ensuring that it has been checked and signed by the Chief Accountant and the Sales Manager
Ensure that Z-REPORT reconciles with SAP Sales and VAT
Post the petty cash vouchers in SAP and reconcile the petty cash ledger with the cash book register
Ensure Weekly adhoc cash count and reconciliation with the Sap system is done by the chief accountant
How to Apply
Apply online or send your Cover Letter and detailed CV to apply@jobs.dumaworks.com marking the subject as “3533”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 3533 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications: Friday, 21st December 2018
N.B.
You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test.
If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we will not be able to move forward with you application.
For more information and job application details, see; Duma Works Accounts Assistant Kenya Jobs
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