On behalf of our client in the Tours and Car Hire Industry we would like to hire for a competent
Accountant with the below qualifications.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will undertake for the following responsibilities.
Manage all accounting functions of the organization.
Financial Planning and budgeting of the organization.
Prepare management reports of subsequent month.
Ensure all statutory are paid on time.
Advice director on financial status of the organization.
Manage debt follow up from customers and adherence to credit period.
Bank reconciliations
Debtors& creditors reconciliation.
Prepare audit file and respond to queries raised by auditors.
To raise mid-month invoices of current month timely.
To raise end month invoices timely of subsequent month.
Raise cash invoice every Monday.
Raise invoices immediately for services which have quotations or on request by clients.
Raise and send all invoices timely in the Subsequent month.
Ensure that a soft copy of the invoices is sent to all clients.
Ensure QuickBooks is updated daily.
Maintain proper filing practices of all invoices and documents.
Preparation of Salaries and driver’s commissions timely every month.
Ensure cash vouchers for the previous day are reconciled on time.
Ensure there is follow up on all vouchers not received and at least a soft copy is available.
Supervise that vouchers are arranged and compiled per company and per day.
Ensure parking issued to drivers should be reconciled daily.
Ensure fuel consumed is reconciled daily and a report sent to the director.
Ensure reconciliation and maintenance of a schedule of outsourced car hire services.
Ensure the control petty cash (Office Line) is reconciled daily and on time.
Ensure emails are acted upon and responded to on time.
Ensure control of voucher books issued to drivers and record kept for the same.
Ensure customer receipts are raised and their statements updated daily.
Ensure timely communication with customer and request for remittance advice when a
payment received is not clear it for which invoice or invoices.
Preparing Debtors Ageing report daily and a copy sent to director.
Prepare ageing creditors as per Directors request.
Ensure Cheque Payment Voucher (CPV) for all payments are raised for approval by
director.
Ensure that duly approved suppliers bills are posted in QuickBooks.
Ensure Write and issue Cheques against a signed Cheque payment Voucher CPV.
Make bank transfers against a duly signed CPV.
Other duties as may be requested or assigned by the management.
DESIRABLE SKILLS:
Good oral and written communication skills to relay messages through telephone,
email and other electronic media.
Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Acceptable and professional telephone etiquette.
Excellent skills in communicating to subordinates and other members of staff effectively.
Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, QuickBooks.
Solicit performance feedback and handle constructive criticism well.
Understanding of duties and responsibilities, and have the necessary job knowledge, has
necessary technical skills, understands company mission/values and overall strategic
direction.
Keeps information organized and accessible, maintains clean/functional
workspace, works systematically and efficiently, manages time well.
Good listening, inter-personal, and negotiating skills, flexible/open-minded, tactful,
patient and courteous.
Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and
maintaining them overtime.
Good writing and presentation skills.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative
solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most
appropriate one.
DESIRABLE ABILITIES:
Ability to solicit and to constructively give performance feedback.
Ability to motivate and direct other staff members.
Ability to cooperatively deal with different people in complex situations to maintain
productive work relationship.
Able to demonstrate a high level of confidentiality, integrity, honesty, consistency and fair
play in all operational situations.
Ability to use initiative, judgment, and resourcefulness considerably in resolving questions,
complaints, and operational challenges.
Ability to work independently and to maintain focus even under pressure in order to meet
commitments and tight deadlines.
Ability to always maintain a pleasant, professional and accountable demeanor within the
corporate environment.
Ability to handle and to steer organizational change and to set personal standards.
Ability to use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to
program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Ability to identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking
down information or data into separate parts.
Ability to compile, code, categorize, calculate, tabulate, audit, or verify information or data.
Ability to keep track of ongoing evolution on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAPs).
Ability to multi-task and to utilize downtime constructively.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE:
Must be a holder of a University degree. (Degree in Accounting/Finance will be an added
advantage)
Must have a minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a similar and busy organization.
Must have attained a minimum of C.P.A part 2.
Must be thoroughly conversant with the principles and organizational practices of
administration, supervision, organizing, analysis, planning and training.
Must always demonstrate consciousness of security risks on staff and equipment
Must be self-motivated and thorough.
Interested candidates to send their updated CVs to career@excelwiseconsultants.co.ke with the
subject “ACCOUNTANT”