Our client awell-established safari tour company currently operating in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya is looking for a Senior Accounts Officer to be based in their offices in Kenya.

THE JOB

• The Senior Accounts Officer will be responsible for overseeing and improving the financial operations of the organization

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Review and check from time to time the procurement procedures if they are followed e.g. the Internal control set, sampling and stock counting procedures.
• Prepare and submit statutory payments, working closely with the financial manager
• Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, rules, regulations, and systems of internal accounting control and Cost Control
• Check with the accounts officers that we have received the Etims receipts for all the transactions.
• Take lead in reconciling supplier statements every month – ensure that we receive supplier statements on a monthly basis.
• For sales invoices, ensure that all the invoices raised by REM are also reflected on TRA Etims portal

QUALIFICATIONS

The job holder should have the following qualifications.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Must have a CPA – K
• At least 5 years of experience in the same role within the hospitality industry

THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB

The ideal candidate should possess the following skills and competencies.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly motivated individual

WHAT WE ARE OFFERING THE RIGHT PERSON

We are offering the successful candidate a gross salary of KES 100,000