General Ledger Accountant (Hotel) at Summit Recruitment & Search Africa

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and up-to-date financial transactions in the general ledger, including monthly trial balance reconciliations in line with the Chart of Accounts and USALI standards.
• Review, post, and approve journal entries from the finance team, ensuring all journals are properly supported and authorized.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements and management reports, including Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet, and address variances against budget.
• Ensure timely preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations by the 3rd of each month and follow up on outstanding reconciling items for clearance.
• Manage all prepayments, accruals, and ledger updates, incorporating finance review feedback and responding to queries as required.
• Oversee tax compliance, including filing of tax returns and other statutory payments, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including capitalization of assets from work-in-progress, monitoring, and disposal of assets.
• Support annual budgeting, facilitate internal and external audits, ensure proper document filing and archiving, and participate in performance reviews within the finance department.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field; master’s degree and professional qualification CPA is required.
• Proven experience (typically 3+ years) in financial management, preferably within the hospitality or hotel industry.
• High level of accuracy, transparency, and financial accountability.

Salary: Monthly Gross Salary: KSH 250,000 (Approx 1937USD)

Location: Diani, Kenya

Career Level: Upper Mid-Level

Job Type: Full-Time

Deadline for applications: 10/04/2026