Sandalwood hotel and resort is located along Nairobi- Namanga road in kitengela business centre. The sandalwood is 30 minutes’ from Nairobi, kenya’s capital city and only 20 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta international Airport. Nairobi National Park and Amboseli National Park are easily accessible from this facility. Sandalwood hotel and resort is a convenient refresher point for the travellers on the Nairobi Namanga and Nairobi Mombasa route.
REPORTS TO: MANAGING DIRECTOR
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Keeping books of accounts
LOCATION OF ROLE: Sandalwood hotels & Resorts HQ
POSITION SUMMARY:
One with an excellent level of hotel processes with a formidable knowledge of point on sales system integration with accounting software system.
Able to pull reports and meet deadline with financial reports including profit and loss, management accounts and balance sheet.
Must be able to interpret and advise the management on the financial position of the Company quarterly with accurately generated accounting reports.
Must also be able to file all statutory returns within recommended timelines. Persons with over three years of similar work experienced are encouraged to apply.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with CPA or ACCA
3-5 years’ experience in accounting/finance
Should have an audit background
Experience working for a hospitality set up is an added advantage
Experience with financial reporting requirements
Solid Accounting Knowledge.
Solid Knowledge in Taxation and legal framework.
Responsibilities
Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements like meeting deadline dates in filing returns
Analyze business costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.
Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts and control systems
Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
Develop, implement, modify, and document record keeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology
Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
Document financial transactions by entering account information.
Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
Maintain customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Compute payroll in conformity to the company rule and government regulation
Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts
Any other duty assigned to you by the management falling within your scope of profession and finance department
