Accounts Assistant Job in Kenya

Accounts Assistant Job in Kenya
February 18, 2015 Job Description

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Reporting to: Chief Accountant

Job Purpose Summary: The accounts assistant is responsible for a wide variety of duties in the accounts function and provides mainly transactional accounting assistance across the ledgers.


Job Responsibilities:
Ensures all departments forward their weekly requisitions within the specified time period
Ensures all appropriate approvals are made before processing the requisitions
Updates and record all weekly reconciliation on the cash book.
Corrects any accounting errors in the requisitions
Ensure petty cash is done as per the accounting policies to ensure availability of funds
Ensure all petty cash vouchers have attached receipts and are well accounted for
Managing petty cash transactions and cash book
Managing incoming and outgoing daily post and answering any queries.
Receiving and processing all invoices, expense forms and requests for payment
Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct.
Ensures reconciliation of invoice statement is captured in the accounting system
Processes all customer invoices, have the invoices stamped by the Store keeper and returned, makes a follow up to ensure orders are done within the stipulated timelines.
Ensures all cashbooks are updated with all payments and receipts documented
Qualifications & Skills:

CPA Part II
2+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company.
Passionate, self-motivated, energetic, and enthusiastic team-player who is detail-oriented and action-focused.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proficient with all Microsoft Office applications
Good knowledge of accounting software eg. Sage, SAP, Pastel & Quick Books

How to Apply

If you meet the requirement of the above positions, please submit an application including a detailed CV, your postal, e-mail and telephone contacts, names and addresses of three referees, indicating the position you are applying for on the subject line to fm8251@gmail.com to reach us not later than 23rd February 2015.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.