Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Maintain and review accurate accounting records for assigned clients
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Perform bank, receivables, payables, payroll, and tax reconciliations
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies

Tax & Regulatory Compliance

• Prepare and review VAT, PAYE, Withholding Tax, Corporate Tax, and other statutory returns
• Ensure timely filing and payment of statutory obligations
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and guide clients and internal teams
• Advise clients on tax compliance requirements and best practices

Client Advisory & Relationship Management

• Manage relationships with assigned clients and serve as their primary finance contact
• Conduct periodic financial review meetings with clients
• Provide practical recommendations to improve financial performance, controls, and compliance
• Support client onboarding and implementation activities

Business Development Support

• Partner with the Business Development team during prospect engagements.
• Act as the technical accounting, tax, and compliance resource during sales meetings.
• Understand prospective client challenges and recommend appropriate Sofia solutions.
• Assist in preparing proposals, scopes of work, and service recommendations.
• Identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling Sofia services to existing clients.
• Represent Sofia at networking events, industry forums, webinars, and client meetings.

Finance Automation & Systems

• Support implementation and optimization of accounting & tax technologies.
• Configure and maintain accounting & tax software according to the clients’ needs
• Support testing, feedback, and continuous improvement of Keldine’ accounting & tax technology products and services.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor junior accountants and interns.
• Review deliverables to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and client service excellence.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification examinations (CPA, ACCA etc) finalist or in progress.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in accounting, finance, audit, outsourced accounting, or advisory services.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience using accounting systems, e.g QuickBooks Online
• Strong understanding of Kenyan tax regulations and statutory compliance requirements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience engaging directly with clients and stakeholders is an added advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong technical accounting and tax knowledge.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Client relationship management skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts simply and practically.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and attention to detail.