Senior Accountant Job in Nairobi Kenya

A leading Importer and supplier of world class hospitality products including cutlery, branded toiletries and fine bedding is looking for a Senior Accountant.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for;

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining and enhancing the financial and management accounting system.
• Ensuring that all transactions are properly checked and recorded. Come up with systems that will enhance accuracy and completeness of records in the organization.
• Preparation of timely and accurate financial statements and management reports.
• Prepare analytical reports with respect to revenues, costs, obligations etc to guide decision making at management level
• Formulate, establish and continually evaluate internal financial and operation controls.
• Ensure that all statutory returns, payment and taxes are settled in time.
• Ensuring all documentation and recording of import and export transactions are properly done and filed.
• Oversee the preparation of budgets and forecast which should be within company strategic plan. Analyze variances giving detailed report of the same to Directors.
• Liaise with internal and external auditor annual audits and tax audits.
• Establish and enforcing effective expenditure monitoring and control procedures.
• Ensure effective stock management and control system are in place. Paying more attention on recording, monitoring and costing of products.
• Maintenance of an asset registers of all company assets.
• Check that payroll for correctness before approving payment.
• Foreseeing implementation of existing purchasing policies and procedures.
• Supervision of finance staff

Qualifications/ Experience

• CPA – K; Degree in Accounting an added advantage
• Use of sage pastel an added advantage
• Knowledge on the importation also an added advantage
• Serious candidate able to work without supervision.

To apply, send your CV ONLY to recruit@flexi-personnel.com by Friday 2nd Sep 2011.

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