Accountant - Abbott Consulting Ltd

Overview
Our client is a successful reinsurance organisation providing a wide range of services to local and international insurers and seeks to recruit an accountant. Reporting to the Finance Manager the accountant’s main responsibility will be to ensure compliance coupled with sound accounting procedures and standards.

Key result areas
 Ensuring bank reconciliations are prepared in line with the policy.
 Analyzing expenses on a monthly basis and properly allocated.
 Ensuring that all payments are correctly processed within the information system.
 Processing staff loans as per guidelines and ensure recoveries through payroll are done on time.
 Remitting all statutory deductions including PAYE, VAT and withholding tax.
 Preparing timely monthly, quarterly and annual management reports and the board’s accounts.
 Assisting in the preparation of quarterly, half year and final year accounts and special financial reports, e.g., creditors, capital expenditure, specified tax returns and schedules

Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in finance and/or accounting, CPA (K) and 3 years relevant experience in finance and accounting providing accounting services and below 35 years of age.
• Good communication skills both in verbal presentation and writing.
• Fully computer literate where the use of Sun Systems will be an added advantage.

Remuneration
An attractive remuneration package would be offered to the candidate based on their qualifications and experience.

Let’s talk
If you believe this describes you, please in confidence e mail your application letter and CV (4 pages maximum in a Word format) to: Esther or Gertrude at innovate @ abbott.co.ke In your CV please include your current remuneration package and contacts. All e mailed questions and applications will be responded to almost immediately. Our postal address is Abbott Consulting, P O Box 63603 - 00619, Muthaiga, Nairobi. We would prefer e mail applications. Closing date: 17 July 2009