Job Description
Gross Salary: KES 40,000,
Our client is a property management company that specializes in the management of high-end properties looking to hire an Accounts Assistant who will maintain clear accurate records of all transactions made on each property.
Responsibilities:
• Invoicing and collection of service charges and utility bills.
• Recording all expenses pertaining to each property (average of 20 expenses per month per property).
• Presentation of all records to external auditors for verification.
• Ensure that proper books of accounts of the company are maintained and ensure proper maintenance, storage, and security of financial and accounting documents.
• Prepare the monthly closure of accounts and ensure that deadlines are met.
• Assist in preparing the annual financial statements following IFRS Standards and making statutory returns.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial performance analysis (growth and variance analysis against the budget).
• Review monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations and ensure accounting discrepancies and irregularities are resolved promptly.
• Check the daily banking statements for reconciliations and prepare the cash flow balances.
• Review and post petty cash and journals.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Key skills and qualifications
• Degree or Diploma in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience using QuickBooks and have dealt with auditors on verification of their work.
• MUST know how to pass audit journals and liaise with auditors on any audit queries.
• Conversant with Tax laws (VAT, installment, PAYE, dividend etc).
• Needs to have good communication skills – they will be responsible for handling client inquiries
• Professional behavior when addressing all company stakeholders.