Payables Accountant - General Accounts

Requirements

• Professional training ACCA / CPA (K)
  
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance
  
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a busy Accounting Department
  
• Good organizational and communication skills.
  
• Good interpersonal skills
  
• Ability to work under minimum supervision and deliver on time
  
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Excellent Excel and spreadsheet skills
  
• Person of high integrity with a positive attitude towards work.
  
• A team player with good organizational and communication skills
  
• Attention to details and problem-solving skills.
  
• Ability to set priorities and work effectively with minimum supervision.
  
• Able to work flexible/long hours as and when required.
  

• Payment of suppliers and creditors: Managing supplier credit terms and ensuring payment is done within the agreed credit period by preparation of supplier reconciliations and making payments.
  
• Updating the Purchase Ledger journal: Liaise with the posting accountant to make sure all invoices are correctly posted.
  
• Resolving supplier issues: liaising with suppliers and dealing with any matters arising; liaise with Materials Management Division to ensure that all invoices are received in finance department on time.
  
• Reconciliation and adjustment of VAT on suppliers’ accounts: Liaising with VAT accounts clerk on vat application and status of the VAT certificates; follow up with suppliers for credit notes to adjust our records; ensure VAT certificates are received and necessary adjustments made in our ledgers.
  
• Audit preparation: Preparation of Audit Schedules for the audit file; ensuring proper reconciliation and support for the entries in the audit schedules; Making necessary adjustments in the Ledgers.
  
• Accruals and prepayments: Preparation of monthly accruals; posting of monthly accruals; preparation and posting of the prepaid expenses and preparation of reports as per the set timelines.
  
• Stock management: supervision of quarterly stock takes.
  
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor