Accountant Agrochemical at Gap Recruitment Services Limited

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe custody of cheque books, payment vouchers and receipts.
• Raising payment vouchers and ensuring allocation of costs is done as per approved chart of accounts
• Prepare all payments being made and ensure that there is substantial documental evidence to support the payment. Ensure the following documents are attached: LPO, Invoice, Delivery note, GRN and a report in case of a service.
• Ensure that all payments are approved as per the Company Finance policy and procedure manual.
• Reconcile all creditors accounts on monthly basis and ensure that all creditors are paid on time.
• Ensure the company accounts are correctly posted in Tally accounting software.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate company books of account.
• Manage petty cash expenditure, including money advanced to staff as imprest and ensure it is accounted for in time and records are maintained.
• Assist in preparing management accounts on quarterly basis.
• Responsible for computation of depreciation of company fixed assets.
• Carry out filing of Finance department, retrieval and re-filing of documents and ensuring documents are when required.
• Prepare monthly reports on petty cash balances, supplier balances, Assets register and staff loans, advances and imprest balances.
• Prepare and release creditors cheques.
• Assist whenever requested to do bank reconciliation on monthly basis.
• Assist in monthly VAT returns and filing and remittance of all other statutory obligations (Withholding Tax, HELB, NSSF, NHIF)
• Assist in half year and annual external financial audits.
• Be responsible for warehouse stock take.
• Assist in preparing budgets and forecasting activities.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• A Business-related Degree from a recognized university
• CPA-K qualification.
• At least 3 years relevant experience in a busy SME.
• At least grade B at O level.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.