Job Description

Key Responsibilities include:

1. Accounts Payable

• Post vendor invoices accurately and on time in SAP
• Post accruals and prepayments at month-end
• Process vendor payments in line with approved payment schedules
• Post and reconcile staff imprest
• Reconcile Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI)
• Reconcile freight outward accounts
• Post and reconcile corporate credit card expenditure
• Compute and remit statutory deductions (PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Affordable Housing Levy and NITA) by the statutory deadlines

2. Treasury Management

• Post all receipts and incoming funds in SAP
• Post bank charges and other bank-initiated entries
• Act as the company’s bank agent, liaising with banks on mandates, online banking and payment authorisations
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and clear reconciling items promptly
• Manage petty cash, including imprest controls, replenishments and periodic cash counts

3. Fixed Asset Register Management

• Capitalise assets in line with the company’s capitalisation policy
• Tag assets and maintain an accurate, up-to-date fixed asset register
• Run the monthly depreciation journal
• Lead the annual physical asset verification and resolve any differences

4. Stock Management

• Coordinate the monthly stock count
• Investigate and resolve stock variances, and prepare variance reports for management

5. Taxation

• Compute, withhold, remit and pay withholding tax (WHT) through iTax within statutory deadlines
• Support VAT and other tax compliance as required, ensuring filings agree to the general ledger

6. Payroll Accounting

• Reconcile monthly payroll costs to the general ledger and to iTax filings and statutory remittances

7. Compliance, Reconciliations and Audit Support

• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare specific audit schedules and support internal and external audits
• Ensure adherence to company policies, internal controls and applicable Kenyan statutory and regulatory requirements

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and is a qualified CPA(K); ICPAK membership is an added advantage.
• 4-6 years’ experience in a comparable accounting role, ideally in a growing company, with practical skills in bookkeeping, taxation and financial reporting.
• Hands-on ERP experience and advanced Excel are mandatory, along with working knowledge of KRA iTax, PAYE, WHT, VAT, IFRS and the Companies Act.
• They are organised, detail-oriented, solutions-focused and quick to learn, communicate excellently, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while ensuring accurate records and timely statutory compliance.