Ultra Kenya Limited Jobs: Senior Accountant

We are a leading manufacturing company in customized promotional materials with a wide range of products with a sizeable market share.

Reporting to the Director, the person will be required to provide support on a day to day basis to the financial and accounting functions of the company.

Key Responsibilities/Duties

• Prepare budgets, financial accounts and manage budget tracking and reviews;
• Assist to develop and analyze monthly, quarterly, annual budget forecasts and expenditures;
• Ensure effective cash and currency conversion management, payments and disbursements including liaison with the banking and financial service industry;
• Prepare, attend, negotiate and liaise with external auditors, business, tax consultants, development partners and mutual stakeholders;
• Supervise and manage the maintenance of petty cash, bank statements, preparation of cheques, and bank drafts;
• Manage cash withdrawal and receipting from the bank ;
• Review, receipt and banking of over or under expenditures of imprest application or claims;
• Assist in asset management, records, tracking and capitalization;
• Preparation and confirmation of Journal, Payment and Petty cash Vouchers;
• Monitoring and charging the individual imprest balance(s) to the monthly payroll;
• Assisting to supervise, discipline, train and mentor, appraisal of the programmers, accounting and administration staff to build professionalism, financial accountability and action oriented approaches;
• Any other duties as directed by the Finance and Administration Manager.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

• A degree in Commerce, Business management or Administration, CPA (K), ACCA or its equivalent.
• Three years experience in financial accounting, investments and senior management environment
• Proficient in accounting software’s: SAGE or other relevant package
• Knowledge in financial reporting
• Integrity and strong interpersonal, leadership and analytical skills
• Excellent in communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good knowledge of employee’s taxation, insurance and labour laws on the same.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a busy environment

If you posses the above requirement, please submit your application and attach copies of Academic and professional certificates, a comprehensive CV indicating day time telephone contacts and contacts of three referees to the address below before 8th October, 2009.

Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Human Resource Manager

Ultra Kenya Limited

Kampala rd, off Enterprise rd, Industrial area

P.o Box 39188 - 00623

Nairobi

or email : josphatngaruiya @ ultrakenya.net

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