ACCOUNTANT

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate accounting records, general ledger, and subsidiary accounts.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, management reports, budgets, forecasts, and financial analysis.
• Perform daily bank, customer, supplier, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Manage accounts receivable and payable, including invoicing, collections, supplier payments, and account statements.
• Process payroll, vendor, casual, and statutory payments.
• Ensure compliance with VAT, PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and other applicable statutory obligations.
• Prepare and submit statutory returns and assist with tax matters and audits.
• Manage inventory accounting, including stock valuations, cost of sales, margin analysis, physical stock counts, and stock variance investigations.
• Reconcile inventory records with the general ledger and monitor stock gains and losses.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and asset movement schedules.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and provide required financial documentation.
• Supervise, train, and support accounting staff, bookkeepers, and clerks.
• Use accounting/ERP systems such as QuickBooks, Sage, Zoho, and Microsoft Excel.
• Identify financial discrepancies, strengthen internal controls, improve processes, and support cost-saving initiatives.
• Work closely with sales, procurement, warehouse, and management teams to improve financial and operational efficiency.
• Maintain proper financial documentation, filing, and confidentiality.
• Perform other duties assigned by management.

Key Reports

Daily: Bank reconciliation and unreconciled items.

Weekly: Sales and gross margin analysis by location; receivables reporting.

Monthly: Income statement, balance sheet, trial balance, bank reconciliations, inventory valuation, stock variance, cost of sales and margin analysis, and management reports.

Annually: Budgets, forecasts, year-end accounts, tax schedules, audit documentation, and fixed asset verification.

Core Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.
• CPA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• Experience in accounting, preferably in FMCG, beverage distribution, retail, or trading.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, inventory control, taxation, payroll, and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• High level of accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.