Our client, a non-profit making consultative and advisory body for the insurance industry wishes to recruit focused results-driven, and highly motivated top talent to fill the vacancy of Assistant Accountant.
The Assistant Accountant will be responsible for preparing, organizing, verifying, classifying, and summarizing all financial/accounts raw data to be used in the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements and eventual annual financial statements for audit purposes.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Receipt and bank cheques daily for all bank accounts
- Issue ETR receipts and Filing VAT Monthly Returns
- Prepare all payment requisitions/vouchers and attach verified supporting LPOs, delivery notes, invoices, contracts, fee notes, claims approval letters, etc, and ensure service bills and subscriptions are settled before the due dates.
- Prepare and issue cheques for all bank accounts.
- Issue withholding tax certificates for all bank accounts and make withholding tax payments to KRA as per set deadlines and eventually file the annual returns.
- Post/record the receipts and payment cheques in the cash books
- Prepare members’ monthly statements and write dispatch letters.
- Prepare and process journal vouchers/entries.
- Carry out general ledger reconciliations, that is extraction of the trial balances and preparation of quarterly and annual financial reports.
- Raise circulars/letters for annual marine gross premium income statistics from participating member companies of the Marine Cargo Surveillance Scheme
- Collate Marine Cargo Surveillance Scheme statistics and compute participating members’ share allocations and the respective contribution schedules showing members’ share of contribution to the scheme.
- Send circular to Marine Cargo Surveillance Scheme members, follow up on the payments, and ensure Marine Cargo Surveillance Scheme service provider bills are settled.
- Raise invoices and carry out debt collection tasks for seminars/workshops/functions organized by the body.
- Check that all LPOs are raised before handing them for approval to the Senior Manager, Finance and Administration
- Check the purchases (goods ordered) against the LPOs before they are stored.
- Keep a status update of daily sales of aviation and motor certificates, Life and General Agents Licenses.
- Update and keep cash advances and imprest register.
- Act as the custodian of accounts important documents, archiving and retrieval of accounts documents including receipt books, checkbooks, ETR machine etc
- Deputize the Accountant in his/her absence.
Knowledge: Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a business-related field will be an added advantage
- Higher Diploma in Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Finance or business-related field
Personal Attributes required for this role:
- Ability to communicate both inside and outside the organization.
- Ability to prepare and interpret financial reports per international financial reporting standards (IFRS).
- Attention to detail.
- Analytical skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and to interact appropriately with others.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a deadline-oriented environment.
- Track record of reliable and consistent performance.
- Tech savvy with high-level skills in Excel, word & PowerPoint presentations.
- Integrity, honesty, etc.
Professional Qualifications
- CPA(K) or ACCA qualification is an added advantage.
Experience
- A minimum of three 3 years’ experience in a busy finance department
Skills and attributes
- Ability to communicate both inside and outside the organization.
- Ability to prepare and interpret financial reports in accordance with international financial reporting standards (IFRS’s).
- Attention to detail.
- Analytical skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and to interact appropriately with others.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a deadline-oriented environment.
- Track record of reliable and consistent performance.
- Tech savvy with high level skills in Excel, Word & PowerPoint presentations.
- Integrity, honesty, etc.
Key Relationships:
Direct Reports to this Role:
- Accountant
How to Apply:
Apply directly on our website or email a duly signed application letter and a detailed CV indicating names of at least three (3) professional referees, certified copies of academic and professional certificates together with a copy of the National Identification Card or Passport all in PDF format. Indicated current and expected salary, to: recruitment@eaglehr.co.ke with job title and reference as the subject matter on or before Wednesday, 18th September 2024.
Successful candidates will be required to avail valid certified copies of Chapter Six documents.