Billing and Financial Specialist

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
  
• Professional qualifications (e.g., CPA, ACCA) are an added advantage.
  
• Proficiency in Excel and financial systems.
  
• 4+year(s) work experience.
  
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
  
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition principles.
  
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Team development.
  
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving ability.
  
• Experience in Transport and Warehouse Operations is an added advantage.
  

• Management of suppliers by ensuring timely processing of their invoices, proper approvals before approvals before booking, timely payment to allow smooth operations of the business.
  
• Timely invoicing and preparation of client packs, invoices and credit notes and support documentation.
  
• Reconcile and verify revenue against customer billing and resolve payment issues.
  
• Daily processing and checking of the contract's transactional activities and ensuring all contract costs are well booked.
  
• Monitor budgets and investigate variances.
  
• Management Accounting and Reporting, Financial Accounting and Analysis.
  
• Balance sheet account updates and reconciliations of dedicated accounts.
  
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities including internal and external audit.
  
• Participate in Processing Improvement projects and initiatives.
  
• Ensure timely inventory counts are undertaken by Operation by attending the mothly stock counts and ensuring signed off stock sheets are received and filed by Finance.
  
• Preparation of weekly and monthly activity reports.
  
• Tactical support for the Site Manager and Commercial Controller.
  
• Identify inefficiencies in billing and finance processes and recommend improvements.
  
• Support automation initiatives and system enhancements.
  
• Other responsibilities as delegated by the Senior Financial Accountant Kenya, Commercial controller and Finance Director East Africa.
  
• Timely issuance of the Site PO as per actual spend and agreed contract rates.
  
• Debt collections and update on progress to the Business unit head.
  
• Timely and accurate invoices of contracts revenue streams.
  
• Preparation of Debtors accounts for the contracts within the unit.