Summit Recruitment & Search
Accounting, Auditing & Finance
Nairobi Full Time
Banking, Finance & Insurance
KSh Confidential
Job Summary
Our client, a Global Leader in business strategy consulting, is looking to recruit a Senior Accountant.
Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Senior level
Experience Length:5 years
Job Description/Requirements
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing finance support to the local office system in the following areas – financial accounting and operations, accounts payable and expenses, asset management, tax compliance, financial systems, insurance, intercompany, risk management and payroll. The Ideal candidate will be required to come from the Big Four Audit Firm, or multinational organization is a similar position.
Key Requirements:
• Ensure compliance with local statutory and US GAAP accounting requirements.
• Support Finance Manager in ensuring that local accounting practices comply with BCG policies and local accounting regulations.
• Manage the day-to-day financial accounting processes under the supervision of the Finance Manager.
• Maintain the general ledger
• Maintenance of AR ledger including opening/closing projects
• Create new suppliers and bank accounts in Oracle AP
• Scan supplier invoices and send to outsourced accounting company
• Process expense reports (ERs)
• Document intercompany invoices.
• Manage Withholding Tax for invoices received from the netting centre
• Prepare inputs for external accounting firm for VAT, WHT and Payroll.
• Review tax, monthly payroll and statutory deductions returns.
• Prepare annual reports for labor and tax administrations:
Qualifications:
• University Degree with professional accounting qualification such as CPA (K) or ACCA.
• 5+ years of accounting operations and/or finance experience in professional Audit or Accounting firm or well-established commercial firm.
• Good Understanding of IFRS and Local Accounting requirements.
• Good Understanding of local Tax rules and practices.
• Experience with statutory financial accounting and reporting
• Experience providing high level of customer service, managing highly confidential materials and administrative tasks
• Experience in a professional services firm is an added advantage.
• Expert in Office Automation software such as MS Excel.
• Knowledge of Oracle, HFM and Reporting tools such as Business Objects is an added advantage
• Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment.
• Experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization is essential.
Monthly Gross salary: 250 – 300,000/= depending on experience and qualifications.
Deadline: 30th Nov 2022
We endeavour to make contact with all of our applicants, but unfortunately high volumes of applications make this unrealistic. If you do not hear from us within two weeks your application has not been successful on this occasion. This does not mean you will not be considered for future roles so please keep an eye on our job board and apply for positions that match your skills and experience