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Africa Global Logistics Kenya

Transportation + 2 more

Senior Accountant M/F

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Description

The roles exist to ensure that the organization maintains accurate books of accounts. One will support Yuesen business and another will support AGL-Special Economic Zone.Based in Nairobi and reporting to the Financial Controller ,the specific responsibilities will be to:-

Post general accounting Journals


  • Ensure proper classification and posting of expenses into correct GL accounts.
  • Review completeness of accruals, provisions, and prepayments monthly.
  • Ensure supporting schedules for allocated accounts are prepared and shared on time.
  • Review accuracy of standing charges.
  • Conduct full trial balance review and maintain up-to-date supporting schedule
  • Ensuring journals are properly approved before booking
  • Matching general ledgers

Month-End, Annual Reporting, Audit & Budgeting

  • Ensure accurate cost allocation for assigned accounts monthly.
  • Prepare and share accrual and prepayment reports monthly.
  • Ensure all provisions are accurate, reviewed, and posted on time.
  • Provide supporting schedules during month-end, budget preparation, tax audits, and internal/external audits.
  • Support Financial Controller (FC) on reporting, including Net Working Capital (NWC) and Forex impact analysis.

Tax Filing & General Ledger Management

  • Follow up on supplier invoices rejected on iTax and ensure resolution monthly.
  • Ensure matching of VAT accounts and timely resolution of discrepancies.
  • Ensure monthly upload and reconciliation of auto-populated VAT.
  • Investigate and resolve inconsistencies between iTax and local books with clear explanations and timelines.
  • Ensure VAT and WHT are filed in good time
  • Prepare and submit payroll byproducts. Eg Nssf, Nhif, AHL,Nita and other payroll related deductions
  • Ensure clean tax accounts in SAP

Approval of Disbursement Costs and general expenses

  • Ensure all invoices are fully supported by relevant documentation (RCNs, POs, Delivery Notes, Payment Passes, Inbound Sheets, Billing).
  • Confirm that cost recovery has been done before invoice approval; Any Variances document.
  • Raise disputes with operations and follow up for timely resolution within agreed deadlines.
  • Ensure proper coding of General expenses in SAP
  • Ensure proper allocation of costs.

Inventory Management

  • Provide reports on cyclical and year-end stock counts.
  • Support business control in inventory reconciliation and variance analysis.

Bank reconciliations

  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
  • Review and resolve reconciling items in bank reconciliations
  • Liaise with treasury to close outstanding items in the bank reconciliations

Profile

  • Business Degree
  • CPA (K), ACCA, CFA or equivalent
  • Working knowledge of SAP
  • Three years experience in a busy Finance environment


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