About the Role
The job holder will be responsible for maintaining
accurate and timely original accounting entries and records while delivering
high quality client service to internal and external customers while ensuring
adherence to policies and procedures in all accounting processes.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Ownership of all the General Ledger accounts
ensuring that they are reconciled at all times.
- Preparation of bi-monthly bank reconciliations
through the core banking system
- Maintaining fixed assets register modules
through the core banking system
- Proposing and implementing of revised finance
and procurement policies
- Implementation of other system upgrade areas
affecting accounts operations and reporting
- Accurate and timely posting of entries while
ensuring data integrity into the core banking system
- Correct matching of all accounting entries to
their budgeted cost and revenue centers
- Timely accrual of all costs and revenues
- Timely payments of suppliers and customer
payment requests while verifying documentation
- Timely settlement of statutory obligations such
as taxes and loan obligations
- Filing of statutory reports to regulators by the
set statutory deadlines
- Manage cashflows at bank level and ensure
adequacy at all times
- Accurate and timely preparation of monthly and
annual accounts namely balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other
reports in adherence to relevant IFRS
- Provide oversight on overall adherence to budget
- Proactive cost management on OPEX
- Responsible for payroll reconciliation after
postings
- Provide guidance to onboard, train, set targets
and manage the performance of staff reporting to you to ensure the
achievement of their set targets.
- Act as an agent of the bank
- Timely treasury replenishment across all
branches upon request
- Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting
and analyzing account information.
- Any other duties delegated by the supervisor
from time to time
Qualifications
- University degree in either
Finance/Accounting/Economics or Business Admin.
CPA (K) or ACCA Finalist. A master’s Degree will be an added advantage - 3 years working experience in a similar position
in the banking industry preferably a regulated Microfinance Bank.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage time
efficiently
- Ability to solve complex problems and make
decisions effectively
- Good time management
- Respect for peers
- Confidentiality
- A team player
- Assertiveness and self-drive
- Honesty, reliability and dependability
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Speed and accuracy
How to
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