Manager – Accounts

He/she will be responsible for professional accounting work, including auditing, analyzing and verifying fiscal records and reports; preparing financial reports, and coordinating regulatory compliance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely recording of journal entries, account work papers, reconciliation statements, spreadsheets and databases work papers in the performance of accounting, budgeting, and financial analysis
• Supervise preparation of and audit a variety of accounting, budget and financial reports, statements, transactions, and records in accordance with applicable laws, codes, statutes, rules, regulations and ordinances
• Prepare monthly financial statements, including cash-flow statements, monthly revenue and expenditure reports and forecasts for the Company
• Assist the Head – Finance & Legal in preparing the Company’s annual and mid-year budgets, and conduct budget analysis and reviews
• Prepare and file annual financial statements for the organisation, and ensure up-to-date records for fiscal year-end accounting
• Prepare statements for fixed asset accounting
• Prepare audit schedules for external auditors and act as a liaison between the Company and auditors
• Monitor, analyze, and review financial summary and detailed reports, internal/ external reports, programme budgets, documents, studies, or records for accuracy and completeness
• Provide information to staff regarding accounting practices and procedures

Qualification and experience

• A Bachelor’s degree preferably with major coursework in accounting, finance and/or economics
• Qualification as a Chartered Accountant/ Company Secretary/ Cost Accountant/ Certified Public Accountant
• At least 5-7 years of general accounting experience
• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and practices related to auditing, budgeting, book-keeping, and fiscal record keeping
• Keen knowledge of principles of fiscal administration including development and maintenance of sound internal fiscal controls & policies, and financial analysis
• Exposure to budget development, monitoring, and analysis & controls
• Ability to operate internal accounting information systems and computer applications as required
• High degree of facility with the English language; knowledge of Arabic is an advantage

How to apply:

Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 1st April 2011.

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.