Senior Accounting Officer at AutoXpress Ltd

About the Role

AutoXpress Ltd is expanding its finance department and seeking a Senior Accounting Officer to join our dynamic team in Nairobi, Kenya. This position will assist finance managers in ensuring smooth operations of the finance department while overseeing and supporting the finance team. You will be responsible for maintaining financial and accounting practices, systems, and controls in compliance with all applicable statutory requirements, IFRS standards, and best industry practices.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting and Management

• Oversee the payables function
• Oversee treasury management function including bank reconciliations
• Assist in supervising and managing the credit control function
• Oversee fixed assets management including physical verification and accuracy of asset registers
• Oversee accurate and timely preparation and filing of statutory returns and payments
• Ensure correct accounting principles are applied to transactions and recommend revisions to accounting policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with all applicable statutory laws
• Assist in implementing new processes as required

Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts and related reports
• Be involved in the preparation and/or review of various balance sheet and P&L schedules including capital expenditure and store reports
• Prepare required group reports
• Prepare any other reports as required

Budgets, Statutory Audits, and Compliance

• Be involved in preparing annual budgets and forecasts
• Oversee annual entity audits and assist in preparation and review of financial statements and tax computations
• Oversee correct preparation of various statutory tax schedules and ensure timely payments
• Handle all tax and legal compliance matters

Location

Nairobi, Kenya