Corporate Staffing Services is a leading recruitment agency in Kenya providing complete recruitment services. In the last ten years we have been partners to local and foreign businesses looking to hire Kenyan professionals. We have recruited for diverse clients in different sectors and industries.

Summary

Our client is a property management company that specializes in the management of high-end properties looking to hire an Accounts Assistant who will maintain clear accurate records of all transactions made on each property.

Responsibilities:

• Invoicing and collection of service charges and utility bills.
• Recording all expenses pertaining to each property (average of 20 expenses per month per property).
• Presentation of all records to external auditors for verification.
• Ensure that proper books of accounts of the company are maintained and ensure proper maintenance, storage, and security of financial and accounting documents.
• Prepare the monthly closure of accounts and ensure that deadlines are met.
• Assist in preparing the annual financial statements following IFRS Standards and making statutory returns.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial performance analysis (growth and variance analysis against the budget).
• Review monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations and ensure accounting discrepancies and irregularities are resolved promptly.
• Check the daily banking statements for reconciliations and prepare the cash flow balances.
• Review and post petty cash and journals.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.

Key skills and qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Accounting
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience using QuickBooks and have dealt with auditors on verification of their work.
• MUST know how to pass audit journals and liaise with auditors on any audit queries.
• Conversant with Tax laws (VAT, installment, PAYE, dividend etc).
• Needs to have good communication skills – they will be responsible for handling client inquiries
• Professional behavior when addressing all company stakeholders.