Senior Accountant

Our client is a dynamic consortium of business ventures spanning the Energy, Real Estate, and Hospitality sectors, operating at the intersection of innovation and collaboration to apply the best sustainable business practices and deliver meaningful, reliable services to communities worldwide.

Role Description:

• Reporting to the Finance Manager, the overall purpose of the Senior Accountant role is to manage the product costing and record to report processes for effective business control.

Responsibilities:

Financial Performance 

• Coordinating closure of financial period in SAP and ensuring timely and accurate reconciliation of General ledger accounts.
• Coordination of roles/activities leading to end month reporting and preparation of Monthly Management Reports including circularization of weekly podcast numbers, sales report, and monthly EPM upload. 
• Provide support with the annual budgeting and quarterly forecast process. 
• Prepare accurate and timely product costing for review by Finance manager including vessel-wise landed costs to management/sales team to aide in pricing decisions.
• Review product GR/IR clearing accounts reconciliations and follow up on timely closure of reconciling items. 
• Review and co-ordination of submission of supplier Reconciliations: Review of product supplier
• & transporter reconciliations and verification of supplier debit and credit notes ensuring timely supplier payment allocation. Ensure all open items are resolved and follow up for outstanding amounts.  

People & Culture Leadership 

• Coordination with finance team on book keeping activities leading to end month reporting i.e. sales order process completion, timely booking of suppliers/vendor Invoices.
• Liasing with finance team during TB review and quarterly controls reporting to ensure timely submission of inter-company reconciliations, bank reconciliations, petty cash certificates and customer account reconciliations.
• Liasing with supply and distribution for timely closure of open trade payables.
• Support external stakeholders with information submission (e.g. banks, tax consultants, suppliers etc) Strategy Execution & Transformation 
• Review of Trial Balance with emphasis on accuracy and completeness of General Ledger Accounts and up to date reconciliations.
• Digital Transformation: Optimization of SAP and process automation, ensure real time processing. Governance, Compliance & Control
• Fixed Asset Register: Oversee maintenance of Fixed Assets master records with the assistance and support of all assets’ owners. 
• Customer Onboarding: Support the commercial team with any analysis required during the customer onboarding process i.e. customer ratio computation. 
• Audit Compliance: Assist Finance manager to liaise with and provide information to internal and external auditors and to statutory bodies in line with statutory laws and regulations and drive for closure of identified actions. Assist with KRA Audit Matters & Tax Health Checks by providing necessary support & availing requested information and reconciliations.
• Enhanced Controls Matrix: Ensure timely submission of GR/IR, Supplier/Transporter Accounts, Tax and accruals Reconciliations.
• Regulatory Compliance: Review tax returns prior to filing by 20th monthly and Tax GL Vs Itax reconciliations and VAT account clearing on or before end month.

Requirements:

• A first degree in Accounting/Finance or any related discipline.
• Membership in either of the following professional bodies Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) or Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA)
• At least 5 years of post-qualification experience.
• Experience in use of modern accounting/financial techniques and software.
• Must have the experience and capability to ensure timely and accurate preparation of the consolidated financial reports.
• Understanding of finance and accounting principles and standards, responsibilities, code of ethics and certification.
• Ability to identify audit issues, present audit findings and recommendations to the Finance Manager.