Accountant Job at Acacia Innovations - Career Opportunity in Kenya
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Vacancy title:
Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Manufacturing , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

 

Jobs at:

Acacia Innovations

Deadline of this Job:
19 May 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
A social enterprise which provides eco-friendly cooking and fuel solutions for Kenya. Our first product line is Kuni Safi, a smokeless alternative to firewood made from recycled sugarcane waste. We supply schools, children's homes, hospitals, hotels, and factories.
Job Overview:
We’re looking for a highly detail-oriented and well-organized accountant to be based out of our factory in Nzoia, Bungoma. The Accountant will handle all aspects on company financials, including keeping the books, preparing monthly financial statements, payroll, statutory filing, supplier payments, and financial reports for funders and stakeholders. They must have a CPA(K) certification, expertise in Quickbooks, Excel, and Google Drive, and have a proven track record of excelling at duties across the accounting spectrum. .

Job Roles and Responsibilities:
• Bookkeeping:
o Post supplier bills, receipts, customer invoices, payments from clients, and supplier payments into the QuickBooks software on an ongoing basis.
o Reconcile amounts shown in the company’s books of accounts with actual amounts held in the bank.
• Management Accounting:
o Prepare financial statements as at the end of every month – Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Cashflow Statement.
o Prepare any other sales and budget analyses as requested by CEO or company directors.
• Financial Reports for Funders:
o Draft financial reports as required for funders.
o Ensure that all supporting documentation required by funders is received, filed, and scanned for submission along with reports.
• Accounts Receivable:
o Maintain a real-time list of accounts receivable from customers.
o Share weekly aging report with sales team.
• Accounts Payable:
o Maintain a real-time list of invoices payable on Google Sheets and Quickbooks.
o Verify supporting documentation check that goods were received/work was completed before approving supplier payments.
o Prepare bulk payment templates for CEO approval.


Job Skills: Not Specified


Qualifications Needed:
• CPA (K) Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or business or related field
• 5 years’ work experience in accounting profession
• Expertise in Quickbooks software, Excel, and Google Drive
• High attention to detail and excellent proofreading abilities
• Excellent written communication- perfect spelling, punctuation & formatting of reports and emails
• Efficient in planning workload and able to manage competing priorities while meeting all deadlines
• Friendly and professional communication while speaking with clients and suppliers
• Pride in personal integrity and highly trustworthy
Preferred but not Required:
• Expertise in Quickbooks Online (not Desktop version)
• Experience working for manufacturing companies, including correctly accounting for cost of sales incorporating work-in-progress items and stock produced but not sold


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified


Job Education Experience: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
Job applications will only be accepted at jobs@acaciainnovations.com (no applications will be received at the office).

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 19 May 2020
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 06-05-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 06-05-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 06-05-2065
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