Accountant assisting the F&C Manager with a wide range of accounting tasks in the FMCG sector. Ensuring compliance with accounting principles and managing relationships with shared services for quality operations.
About the role
- Junior Accountant handling bookkeeping, financial reporting, and compliance tasks at CloudFactory. Collaborating with teams to support financial operations and audits.
Responsibilities
- Bookkeeping: Ensure correct invoices for customers have been raised and correct vendor bills have been processed within the credit terms/contract vendor payment
- Financial Reports: Support the preparation of weekly, monthly, and annual financial statements.
- Accounts Payable & Receivable: Manage invoice processing, and payments, and reconcile accounts.
- Bank Reconciliation: Regularly reconcile bank statements with accounting records and resolve discrepancies.
- Tax Preparation: Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, regulations, and company policies, and prepare and file tax returns accurately and on time.
- Auditing: Support internal and external audits by organizing financial documents.
- Administrative Support: Perform general administrative duties such as filing, organizing documents, and responding to inquiries on the support ticketing system, including petty cash management.
- Internal Controls: Support the organization in maintaining the reliability and integrity of financial information through adherence to established policies, procedures, and controls by understanding and actively participating in internal control processes.
- Assisting Senior Accountants: Provide backup and support for senior accounting staff.
Requirements
- **Skills Required: **
- **Accounting Software: **Proficiency in Accounting tool- NetSuite
- **Attention to Detail: **Accuracy in financial transactions and account reconciliation.
- **Kenyan Tax Knowledge: **Understanding of VAT, WHT, PAYE, corporate tax laws, and KRA processes.
- **Bookkeeping: **Ability to manage and record financial transactions and maintain ledgers.
- **Analytical Skills: **Review and interpret financial data to spot discrepancies.
- **Time Management:** Ability to meet deadlines, especially during key periods.
- **Communication: **Strong verbal and written skills for interacting with team members.
- **Organization: **Manage large volumes of financial data efficiently.
- **Problem-Solving: **Identify and resolve issues in financial records
- __***Skills in Google Sheets for data analysis, creating spreadsheets, and generating reports is a must.*****__
- **Experience Required: **
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance; CPA (Kenya) certification is a prerequisite.
- **Work Experience: **At least 3 years of experience in accounting with experience in accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliation, reporting, and payroll.
- **Accounting Standards: **Familiarity with IFRS and Kenyan financial standards.
- **Auditing: **Exposure to internal or external audits.
- **Tax Knowledge:** Experience with VAT, WHT, PAYE, and KRA tax filings.
Benefits
- Great Mission and Culture
- Meaningful Work
- Market competitive salary
- Quarterly variable compensation
- Hybrid Working Model
- Comprehensive medical cover
- Group life insurance
- Personal development and growth opportunities
- Office snacks and lunch
- Periodic team building and social events
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