Job ResponsibilitiesManagement Accounting: to ensure the preparation of the monthly management accounts and day to day management accounting responsibilities including month end processes.Monitoring Reports: to prepare monthly management reports for budget holders.Statutory Accounts: Liase with the external auditors towards the preparation of the annual statutory financial statements and related notes.Monitor budget utilization by different budgets.Accounting Transactions: to ensure that the accounting transactions are recorder properly in the accounting software and are up to date at any one time.Balance Sheet Reconciliations: to perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations as appropriate and on all items of the balance sheet to ensure accuracy and completeness.Tax returns: to oversee the preparation of all tax returns and to ensure that tax planning measures have been put in place and are being implementedTax audits- to take lead in all tax audits across the region and guide the company on all atters arising during the audit.Chart of Accounts: to ensure that the chart of accounts is properly organized.Financial Support: to provide financial support to departments, teams and budget holders as appropriate.Work allocation: ensuring that work is adequately distributed amongst the accounts department team members.Management: Oversee the operations of the accounts department to ensure maximum productivity while at the same time maintaining staff motivationOther duties commensurate with the grade, as may be requested by the management from time to time
Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Option)CPA (K)
4 years’ cumulative experiencePreviously held a managerial position
