Vacancy title:
Accounts Assistant

Jobs at:
Duma Works

Deadline of this Job:
21st December 2018

Duty Station:
Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 3rd December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
Duma Works is recruiting an Accounts Assistant for one of our clients in Nairobi; a leading piping solutions provider in the East African region.

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