Management Accountant at Othaya Mukurweni Water Services

Overall Responsibility

• The Management Accountant will be responsible for preparing timely, accurate, and comprehensive management and financial reports, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and supporting sound financial planning and decision-making.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will report to the Commercial Manager and will be responsible for:

• Preparing periodic cash flow statements aligned with revenue collection.
• Preparing monthly creditors’ reports and managing payments to suppliers.
• Ensuring timely remittance of statutory payments to relevant authorities (KRA, WASREB, AOG, WRA, SHA, NSSF).
• Maintaining accurate debtors’ control accounts and updating customer payments through reconciliations.
• Compiling and analysing financial data to produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports in compliance with accounting standards.
• Implementing and maintaining effective internal control procedures.
• Reviewing and confirming payroll before disbursement.
• Consolidating annual departmental budget estimates and monitoring expenditure against approved budgets.
• Ensuring compliance with all financial statutory requirements.
• Evaluating and advising on cash flow trends and financial performance.
• Maintaining proper books of accounts.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPAK) and a full member of ICPAK in good standing.
• At least five (5) years of relevant post-graduate experience in a medium or large commercial organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accounting and financial management practices.
• Proficiency in computerized financial systems.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision and meet strict deadlines.
• Compliance with the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.

Key Competencies and Skills

• High integrity and ethical standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in IT applications.
• Effective planning, organizational, and time management abilities.
• Teamwork and collaboration skills.