Job Purpose
- The job holder is
responsible for timely and accurate inputting of supplier invoices,
withholding taxes, filing withholding tax returns, reconciling payment
accounts, reviewing staff expense reports, following up on staff imprests,
filing and custody of payment records and responding supplier queries.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic
Responsibilities
- Enhancing efficiency in
Supplier Payments Processing.
- Enhancing internal
controls
- Making proposals in
payment policy development and payments operation manual.
Technical and Operational Responsibilities
- Efficient processing of
suppliers’ invoices, staff claims and imprests.
- Perform Bank Account
reconciliations.
- Ensure withholding of
applicable taxes is done correctly.
- Prepare tax returns
schedule to facilitate timely payment of relevant taxes.
- Coordinate regular filing
of payment documents and ensure ease of retrieval.
- Approve payments
promptly.
- Review payments against
supporting documents on a daily basis.
- Review staff expense
reports/claims for correctness.
- Effectively respond to
supplier queries
Other Responsibilities
- Any other assignment that
may be allocated from time to time.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in
Finance or related discipline from a reputable university.
- Professional
qualification(s) in Accounting e.g. CPA, ACCA or equivalent.
Work
Experience
- At least three (3) years’
experience in a fully-fledged Accounting Department
Technical
Competencies
- Good understanding of
Financial Reporting requirements and Standards.
- Working knowledge of
computer applications (MS excel, Ms Word and Accounting applications)
- Good understanding of
Kenya Tax Laws.
- Good understanding of
Public Finance Management Act.
- Basic understanding of
Public Procurement Law.
Behavioural/
General Competencies
- High level interpersonal
skills, including ability to build alliances and collaborate across
multiple Departments.
- Strategic thinking and
problem-solving skills.
- Strong negotiation
skills.
- Emotional intelligence.
- High level of integrity.
How to Apply
