Job Description

Accounts Officer Job in Mombasa, Kenya 2019 

Job Title: Accounts Officer

Location: Mombasa

Job Summary: Our rapidly growing company is looking for an experienced account officer to keep up-to-date account records and oversee smooth transactions with clients.

The successful candidate will have great communication skills and a strong quantitative background, along with a proven track record of successfully handling accounts.

The ideal candidate should be a team player, enjoy working with a variety of clients, and have knowledge of basic accounting functions.

We also value those who are ready to learn and adapt to a fast-paced work environment.

Applicants must be domiciled in Mombasa or willing to work in Mombasa.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Receive and process payments, invoices, employee reimbursements, bills, and other accounting information.


• Batch and prepare payments, payroll, or other outgoing financial data.


• Completing purchase orders


• Preparing payroll


• Performing reconciliations of accounts


• Maintain and update general ledger and sales journal.


• Completing bank reconciliations


• Preparing company ledgers


• Verifying balances in account books and rectifying discrepancies


• Managing day-to-day transactions


• Recording office expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set budget


• Assisting the finance department and senior accounting staff members with various tasks, including preparing budgets, records, and statements


• Posting daily receipts


• Preparing profit and loss accounts sheets


• Preparing VAT returns.


• Reporting on debtors and creditors


• Sorting financial documents and posting them to the proper accounts


• Reviewing computer reports for accuracy and meticulously tracing errors back to their source

Knowledge and Skills:

1) Solid knowledge of accounts payable; billing; budgets; payroll and taxes

2) Have an eye for detail and accuracy.

3) Good computer skills: MS Word, Excel, QuickBooks,

4) Mastery over numbers and being quick with numerical calculations.

5) Knowledge of salaries, wages and bonuses of different categories for employees of the organization.

6) Have a high level of integrity, as they will know about the earnings of many employees; confidentiality.

Educational Qualifications and Experience:

1) Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business related field.

2) 2-4 years of experience in accounting (accounts payable/payroll).

Interested candidates are invited to strictly email their cover letter and CV to careers@hrmconnection.com before end of day 29 September 2019.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

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