Accounts Assistant Job. Accounting Jobs In Kenya

Industry: Automotive,
Gross Salary: Kshs 40-50k,

Our client is a mega dealer, distributor and reseller of automotive parts in Kenya with branches in country wide. They are seeking to hire an Accounts Assistant who is tasked with assisting in the day-to-day Accounts and Finance operations matters and ensuring that all transactions are captured correctly and promptly to enable the production of various account reports and also ensuring the company’s compliance with accounting standards and practices.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring timely generation of invoices and subsequent dispatch of the same to the customers.
• Following up debts promptly for timely payment by all credit customers
• Maintaining reconciled debtors accounts reflecting actual status of the debts at any given time.
• Assist with relevant postings to the accounting software for the generation of final reports i.e. the profit and loss account, balance sheet and the cash flow statement.
• Help with accounts payables management and reconciliations.
• Assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Assist in preparation of supporting information for financial audits.
• Assist with tax compliance and engage relevant stakeholders where necessary.
• Assist in banking functions and bank reconciliations.
• Processing payments for both customers and suppliers and responding to accounting queries that could arise.
• Assist in preparation and submission of periodic statutory deductions and filings before the set deadlines.
• Review of cash requests and petty cash declaration and ensuring all documentation is complete and accurate (Petty Cash Management).
• Assisting in preparation of departmental reports as and when required.
• File all financial documents and records in an organized manner for easy retrieval and reference.
• Giving daily banking reports from the key cash selling centers and other centers as may be required at any given time.
• Performing reconciliations for assigned M-Pesa tills bank accounts.
• Ensuring proper maintenance of the receivable cashbooks and ensure the balances are reconciled to the general ledger.
• Overseeing and participating in the month end procedures concerning stock take.
• Any other duty as may be required in your line of duty.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting is desirable
• A minimum of ACCA/CPA Part 2 or its equivalent.
• Proficiency in accounting software
• Minimum 2 years’ experience
• Experience in Automotive industry will be desirable.
• Be an excellent team player with excellent communication skills
• Have demonstrated the ability to act decisively and resolve problems
• Good interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Report writing and presentation skills
• Confidentiality
• Integrity

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How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge, and possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Accounts Assistant-Automotive) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 9th April 2025.

N:B Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive any communication from us within two weeks of your application, kindly consider your application unsuccessful. We appreciate your interest and thank you for applying