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    Accountant Vacancy - Nairobi Area, Kenya - Staffrite

    Staffrite background
    Full time
    Description

    Airflo is a leading logistics company in perishables that specializes in providing world-class fresh logistics solutions for fresh cut flowers, herbs, cuttings, produce and fruits moving through key international trade lanes. Airflo is a subsidiary of Airfreight Group(AFG) BV with presence in Netherlands, UAE, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.

    Key Tasks

    • General Ledger & Reporting
    • Prepares, approves, and submits journal entries
    • Reviews and approves G/L account reconciliations
    • Prepared Balance Sheet Reconciliations on a monthly basis.
    • Validates month-end and quarterly reports
    • Conducts Internal compliance activities
    • Approves and provides reports to authorities and other third parties
    • Provides written responses to auditors' requests and consolidates feedback of third parties
    • Reviews and approves regulatory reporting package for submission
    • Requests and approves post-period adjustments Tax (VAT, withholding tax, withholding vat, Income Tax)
    • Reviews and signs-off tax & statutory returns and hands over to authorities and, if necessary assists resolve inquiries
    • Submits periodical declaration on payment & remittances (prints or enters into local tax tool)
    • Supports local tax audits
    • Maintains local tax documentation
    • Supports the Head of Finance in preparing the monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reporting and tax calculation
    • Ensure all tax and statutory GL accounts (NHIF, NSSF, WHT, Withholding VAT, VAT, and Company Taxes) are fully reconciled, returns filed with the relevant authorities, and paid on time.
    • Budgets, Planning, and forecasting
    • Budgeting: participate in the preparation of budgets and in the annual budgeting process by providing necessary templates and inputs to the relevant departments.
    • Cash flow forecasting: preparation of monthly and periodic cash flow forecasting.
    • Ad hoc analytical reviews: preparation of ad hoc forecasts and analytical reviews as may be required by different stakeholders.
    • Accounting system, internal controls, and compliance
    • Accounting systems: ensure the maintenance of appropriate financial records and supporting documentation in line with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
    • Internal control systems: contribute to the periodic updating and review of the effectiveness of
    • financial internal control systems for the companies.
    • Tax Compliance- ensure compliance with the applicable tax laws by the companies.

    Bank and Cash: – ensure effective internal controls and management of the bank and other cash-related accounts.

    • Accounts Payable
    • Act as a single point of contact for specific key vendors and assisting Finance Team in resolving invoices exceptions processing issues resolving booking and reconciliation issues
    • Process vendor invoices and routing them to the department they belong to for approvals
    • Handles electronic uploads of vendor invoices (electronic invoices)
    • Approved Vendor Master data changes
    • Reviews, advices and authorizes payment proposal as well as submits and confirms payment
    • request to bank
    • Fixed Asset Accounting
    • Organizes for local fixed assets reconciliation and addresses differences accordingly
    • Review and approve fixed assets reports
    • Assist with fixed assets verification and control
    • Quality, Health, Safety & Environment
    • Evaluate strategic and operational risks and opportunities to operations and business interests
    • regarding quality, health, safety, and environmental topics, including environmental and workplace
    • health and safety regulations, changing expectations of stakeholders, and national/local issues.

    Skills & Competencies

    • Proven ability to understand and analyze complex financial information
    • High level of attention to detail and a logical and organized approach
    • High level of accuracy, credibility, and accountability
    • Strong Analytical skills
    • Ability to work well independently as well as in a team and remotely with an off-shore partner
    • Strong communication skills

    Educational background / Work experience

    • Bachelor's Degree in a business-related field
    • Additional accounting qualifications (e.g. CPA (K), ACCA, etc.)
    • At least 4 years hands-on experience in a busy Finance Department
    • Professional experience in management and financial reporting as well as in accounting/ financial processes
    • Proven Tax experience

    Language Skills

    • English & Swahili: fluency in written and spoken

    How To Apply

    Qualified and interested candidates should send their application letter indicating their current/last salary and CV to the Head of Human Resources e-mail to human- on or before 14th October 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


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