Accountant

Role Overview

This accounting position sits within a production-focused business on Mombasa Road, where accurate costing is critical to every item manufactured. You will be responsible for keeping the accounts payable and receivable functions running smoothly, reconciling bank and stock balances, and preparing statutory returns. Beyond routine bookkeeping, your day-to-day work will directly support job costing—making sure materials, labour, and overheads are tracked correctly for each piece the company builds.

Key Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices, customer receipts, and payment runs while ensuring transactions are coded to the correct general ledger and project accounts.
• Perform periodic bank reconciliations and follow up on outstanding or unmatched items with internal teams and external parties.
• Maintain accurate stock ledgers and coordinate with stores or production staff on cycle counts, transfers, and adjustments.
• Prepare and submit statutory filings including VAT, PAYE, and withholding tax within the required deadlines.
• Keep job cost sheets updated by allocating direct materials, labour, and overhead to individual jobs or product batches.
• Monitor and report on receivables ageing, supplier balances, and inventory movements to support weekly management reviews.
• Assist the Finance Manager with month-end closing entries, reconciliations, and audit schedules.
• Provide supporting documentation for cost variances and investigate discrepancies between budgeted and actual job costs.

Requirements & Qualifications

• CPA Part 1-II or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• One to two years of practical accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing, construction, or trading environment.
• Working knowledge of Odoo or a comparable ERP system—candidates must be comfortable using ERP modules for purchasing, inventory, and invoicing.
• Solid understanding of job costing principles and stock control processes in a production setting.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to build reconciliations and summarise data with pivot tables and lookups.
• High attention to detail, with the discipline to meet filing deadlines and keep records audit-ready.
• Effective communication skills to liaise with procurement, production, and external suppliers on cost and stock queries.