Senior Financial Accountant at SMEC Jobs in Kenya
Key Responsibilities
- Administering and monitoring the financial system to ensure that the finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner.
- Timely consolidation and submission of mandatory returns i.e., NSSF returns, compilation of Tax returns, and planning and management of internal Audit processes.
- Maintain the accounts payable and accounts receivable systems to ensure complete and accurate records of all monies. Prepare and process cash sheets on time.
- Working in Liaison with the group finance with change management initiatives and implementation of operational model and finance management requirements.
- Administer the bi-weekly/monthly payroll to ensure that employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner. Payroll reconciliation.
- Mitigate risks that involve finance, taxes, or budgets.
- Assist in maintaining the general and subsidiary ledger.
- Ensure data is accurately and timely processed.
- Ensure there is adequate documentation to support every transaction.
- Coordinate with the team to ensure data is processed In time/real-time processing
- Manage all reconciliation issues/matters in the ledgers.
- Ensure confidentiality of company financial information
- Maintaining fixed assets register
- Maintaining accruals schedule
- Following up to ensure internal controls are adhered to. Bank reconciliations. WHT recon. VAT balance and revenue recon. Retention monies, Provisional Tax, and other balance sheet items
- Review bank statements and update the ledgers as necessary.
- Cash flow projections (weekly actuals and monthly projections)
- Supplier's invoice posting & payment processing into the Epicor system.
- Debtor's reconciliation
- Booking of funds received from customers and allocating per invoice.
- Customer invoicing. VAT reconciliation monthly.
Key Performance Indicators
- Coordinate and lead the preparation of annual returns.
- Facilitate external and internal audits and implementation of audit recommendations.
- Provide ongoing technical support to the finance teams including support with monthly end-finance reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with monthly filing of mandatory financial returns to NSSF and Kenya, S Sudan Revenue Authority, and other authorities.
- Monitor day-to-day finance transactions, ensuring the maintenance of appropriate accounting records and documentation.
- Monitor cash holdings, and ensure adequate resources are available for office and project operations.
- Payroll management
- Office support in the administration of subsidiaries and transfers.
- Support the periodical review, and update as necessary.
Qualifications, Skills, Personal Attributes, and Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting and ACCA I CPA
- 7+ years’ work experience with at least 3 years of general accounting and finance management practice
- Good understanding of accounting and financial management experience
- Good knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office applications
- Management experience advantageous
- Excellent interpersonal organization skills and communication skills to work effectively within a culturally diverse and multi-disciplinary environment.
- Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor others.
- Report writing skills and strong numeracy skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure, deadlines, and Decision-making skills.
- Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, and spreadsheet programs at a highly proficient level.
- The incumbent must maintain strict confidentiality in performing the duties of the Finance Officer.
- Be honest and trustworthy.
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity.
- Be flexible.
- Demonstrate sound work ethics.