Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant

Salary Currency: Kenyan Shilling
Bookkeeper job duties include working closely with our accounting team to create and analyse financial reports and ensure legal requirements compliance, process accounts payable and receivable and manage invoices and tax payments. Our ideal candidate holds an certificate in Accounting or Bookkeeping and is familiar with accounting software packages, like Quickbooks and others.
This role relates to the day to day bookkeeping services for small sized businesses.
Although previous experience in this area is desirable, it is not required.
Responsibilities
• Record day to day financial transactions and complete the posting process.
• Verify that transactions are recorded in the correct day book, supplier’s ledger, customer ledger and general ledger
• Bring the books to the trial balance stage
• Perform partial checks of the posting process
• Complete tax forms
• Enter data, maintain records and produce reports and financial statements
• Process accounts receivable/payable.
• Complete Periodic Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Maintain Stock
Requirements
• Good understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable principles
• Willingness to learn and understand tasks associated to a Management Accountant (such as journals and balance sheet reconciliations)
• Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Data entry skills along with a flair for numbers
• Hands-on KNOWLEDGE with spreadsheets and proprietary software
• Proficiency in English/Swahili and in MS Office
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Certificate in Accounting(KASNEB)
We are looking for a skilled Bookkeeper to maintain our financial records, including purchases, sales, receipts and payments and other duties.