Title: Accountant
Location: Nairobi
Department: Accounts Department
Reports to: Head of Accounts
Job Summary
Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely accounting records and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
Key Skills
- Timeliness in meeting deadlines
- Proactive and organized
- Strong task prioritization
- Accuracy in analysis and reconciliation
- Accountability and confidentiality
Duties & Responsibilities
- Generate and file ETR invoices for safari departures
- Verify costing files for accuracy
- Reconcile receivables and ensure timely collection
- Align amounts between tour quotes proformas and final invoices
- Process payment requisitions cheques and online payments
- Post bills payment vouchers and pay suppliers
- Handle monthly bank reconciliations
- File VAT returns by the 20th of each month
- Prepare payroll and handle related queries
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements
- Maintain and analyze the general ledger
- Prepare monthly management accounts and audit schedules
- Manage petty cash and fixed asset register
- Ensure uptodate licensing for the office and vehicles
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
Qualifications:
Bachelor s degree in Accounting Finance or related field.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification preferably CPA Level 46.
Minimum of 35 years of accounting experience ideally within the tourism or hospitality industry.
Experience in managing accounting tasks related to tour operations such as handling tour quotes invoices and reconciliations.
Familiarity with ecitizen platforms for KWS payments and other online financial transactions.