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Dairy Accountant
Other Mombasa Details Number of Positions 1 Years Experience 3 years Minimum Qualification Bachelor Job Level Mid level Work Type Full time Company Industry Agriculture Employer Samli Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd Description
To ensure the maintenance of accurate records as well as reconciliation of financial accounts with source documents. Formulate financial and accounting procedures and policies, prepare and submit final accounts He/She is also expected to ensure compliance of the enterprise to statutory requirements.
**SAMLI DAIRY FARMERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
WORKING WITH
EMALI DEDICATED CHILDREN’S AGENCY**
Job Title Dairy Accountant
Ref. No: SDFCS/02/2021
Job location Sultan Hamud and Masimba, Kajiado County
Department Accounts
Reports to Dairy Manager, Samli Dairy Farmers cooperative society ltd
To promote the dairy value chain, Samli Dairy farmers Cooperative Society Limited has been partnering with Emali Dedicated Children Agency and ChildFund Kenya through New zealand government funded project. Samli Dairy Cooperative is a start-up producer and marketing organization based in Emali Town, operating in both Makueni and Kajiado Counties, in Kenya. The dairy cooperative currently has over 800 small scale farmers who are delivering raw milk to 5 different milk collection and cooling centers located in Mwanyani, Oltinka, Illamirror, Masimba and Sultan Hamud. The number of farmers delivering milk is expected to grow to over 1,500 with projected milk intakes expected to increase to over 15,000kgs per day.
The cooperative has integrated activities which includes milk testing, aggregation, collection, transport, storage, processing, and marketing in various locations both within Makueni and Kajiado counties. While the milk processing is currently in its initial stages, it is expected to expand in the coming months both in terms of volumes and product diversification. Plans are also at an advanced stage to introduce new milk products including fermented milk products, pasteurized milk and cream and cream products. Further, as production increases, the milk marketing outlets and channels are expected to expand.
To ensure the maintenance of accurate records as well as reconciliation of financial accounts with source documents. Formulate financial and accounting procedures and policies, prepare and submit final accounts He/She is also expected to ensure compliance of the enterprise to statutory requirements.
KEY RESULTS AREAS (MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES)
• Perform all duties as assigned by the Supervisor or delegated authority and in accordance with the Samli Dairy Farmers’ Cooperative policies.
• In charge of milk suppliers’ registration processes.
• Ensure that milk suppliers ‘records are up-to-date and well kept.
• Ensure daily posting and reconciliation of milk received and sold so as to come up with the correct closing stock balances and opening stock for the following day.
• Ensure that sale proceeds from local milk sales are banked on daily basis. The petty cash float should be withdrawn from the bank on a need basis and reconciliations done a daily basis.
• Ensure that all payments and purchases are properly supported and the laid down procedures are followed;
• Reconcile and follow-up external debtors and creditors;
• Prepare milk suppliers, transporters and staff payrolls on timely basis and ensure compliance with statutory deductions;
• Make monthly Bank, M-Pesa and on-farm mobile payments;
• Advice customers on milk payments and be responsible for responding to discrepancies;
• Evaluate the company’s internal controls and ensure they work as expected and recommend their review;
• Communicate and advise management regularly on the financial status of the enterprise;
• Supervise updating and maintenance of shareholders register, shares contributions and fees charged;
• Prepare the monthly final accounts including profit and loss, trial balance statements and balance sheet to be presented to management by 10th of the following month;
• Prepare the final accounts and carry out the audit exercise with external auditors;
• Prepare the annual budget; and
• Any other duty as assigned by the Dairy Manager and Management Committee/Board.
Job holder’s responsibility over data or information- particularly access to, custody of and sensitivity / confidentiality of such information
Key Result Areas:
• The jobholder’s accountability areas are outlined as follows;
• • Maintenance of accurate accounting records
• • Effective utilization of resources
• • Financial planning
• • Submission of accurate, timely and relevant reports
• • Successful implementation of quality control standards for services offered by the department
• • Effective supervision of employees assigned to the team
• • Effective oversight of dairy activities in the absence of the Dairy Manager
• • Continuous process improvement of services through efficient working
• • Enforcement of relevant guidelines, rules and regulations
• • Ensure customer satisfaction for the consumers of the services offered by the department
• Jobholder demonstrates a high degree of confidentiality when dealing with Organizational information
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED
(Competences needed to perform the job to an acceptable standard)
QUALIFICATIONS ESSENTIAL
Academic Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business-related field, CPA (K) or its equivalent
Experience • At least 3 years’ experience
Work related skills
• Demonstrate ability to use computerized accounting systems;
• Must demonstrate high integrity and ethical practice
• Must demonstrate ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Must be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams
• Must demonstrate ability to multitask.
• Must demonstrate commitment to operational effectiveness
• Should have ability to solve problems by applying relevant business knowledge
• Should demonstrate professional expertise in the relevant work area
• Must have the ability to communicate for both written and oral English and Kiswahili.
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must be a flexible person, who is willing to learn and able to work flexible hours to achieve goals
• Must have knowledge in use of MS office packages
Complexity and difficulty of the work
• Job holder requires a high degree of administrative and accounting competencies.
This job description is meant to be only a representative summary of the duties and responsibilities performed by the jobholder. The jobholder may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description. The jobholder is expected to perform in a manner consistent with the mission, vision and values of Samli dairy farmers Cooperative society ltd
Application procedure
Qualified candidates should submit their application letters and Curriculum Vitae stating contacts of 3 professional referees. Applications need to be sent via email *************** or dropped at Emali Dedicated Children’s Agency offices, Emali. Envelopes should be clearly marked as “application” and addressed to:
The Chairperson,
Samli Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd,
P.O. Box 249-90121,
Emali, Kenya.
All applications are open up to 21st June 2021 at 1700hrs.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Those shortlisted will be required to produce a current (not more than 3 months) police certificate of good conduct.
Successful candidates will be required to produce a food handlers public health certificate.
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