Accounts Assistant at Tower Sacco
Accounts Assistant role at Tower Sacco, supporting financial operations and reconciliations. Requires CPA II/CIFA II or a Diploma in Accountancy, with 3+ years’ experience in a financial institution or Sacco preferred. Full-time, on-site role.
JOB PURPOSE
- To support and work collaboratively with the Finance team in preparation of financial reports, performing accounts reconciliations & supporting the overall finance procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily updating of bank remittances to members’ accounts.
- Preparing the Local purchase orders
- Reconciliation of the Cash-books with bank statements and ensuring proper posting are made into the Ledger Accounts
- Following up on outstanding bank reconciliation items as guided by the accountant.
- Managing the Society’s Journals and Ledgers
- Assisting the finance department and senior accounting staff members with various tasks, including preparing liquidity reports, record filing through EDMS, and statements of accounts.
- Sorting financial documents and posting them to the proper accounts.
- Reviewing system reports for accuracy and meticulously tracing errors back to their source.
- Preparing cheques and payment vouchers.
- Refund of members’ withdrawals and other related deductions.
- Timely and accurate processing of payments.
- Daily petty cash requisition, issuance and posting to the relevant ledgers.
- Maintaining and updating stock records, responsible for conducting physical stock counts, perform regular stock reconciliations and overall monitoring of stock transactions.
- Scanning, filing and organizing all Accounts invoices.
- Investigate ledger differences, deal with the department involved and advice the Chief Accountant on all the differences.
- Any other lawful duty as may be assigned by the Head of Finance, Chief accountant, or any other person in authority.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of CPA II/CIFA II or Diploma in Accountancy/finance & Banking or a diploma/CPA/CIFA Final/degree in relevant field .
- Those with at least 3 years and above in an accounting institution/financial institution/SACCO movement preferably in the finance/Accounts department will have an added advantage.
- KCSE mean Grade C (plain) with C plain in Mathematics and English.
- Age above 24 years
- Ability to Multitask with close attention to details.
- Possess analytical skills with attention to detail
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to maintain high level of equity, transparency and confidentiality
- Be of exemplary integrity and honesty
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