- Permanent
- Finance
- Nutreco
- Aquaculture
- Africa
- Kenya
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.
