Assistant Accountant

• Accurately record daily transactions (sales, purchases, operational expenses, bank, and petty cash) into the accounting/ERP system.
• Verify Goods Received Notes (GRNs) against Purchase Orders (LPOs) and supplier invoices; reconcile monthly supplier statements and prepare payment vouchers.
• Assist with customer invoicing, payment allocations, debtor reconciliations, and routine payment follow-ups.
• Update system records daily for raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods to maintain accurate stock ledgers.
• Conduct daily physical stock reconciliations against production records; participate in monthly physical inventory counts and investigate variances.
• Work closely with the production team to monitor Work-In-Progress (WIP), track production wastage, and assist in compiling SKU product cost sheets.
• Petty Cash & Imprests: Oversee petty cash disbursements, verify expense supporting documents, track staff imprests/IOUs, and ensure timely reconciliation.
• Banking Operations: Prepare weekly bank reconciliations, process expense reimbursements, and upload batch payments for Finance Manager approval.
• ETIMS & Tax Filing: Ensure all company sales invoices are fully KRA ETIMS-compliant; assist in preparing schedules for monthly VAT, Withholding Tax (WHT), and PAYE returns.
• Financial Reporting: Generate daily sales, stock, and expenditure summaries for management review; support month-end closing procedures (accruals, prepayments, depreciation schedules).
• Audit & Documentation: Maintain organized physical and digital records to support internal operational reviews and annual external audits.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports detailing sales and costs patterns, statutory overview and outstanding balances for the period. In addition, there will be requests to support the generation and visualisation of performance data for different activities such as strategy sessions etc.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a business-related discipline.
• Professional Qualifications: CPA Intermediate Level completed (minimum CPA Part 2 / Section 3) Required.
• 3-5 years of hands-on accounting experience, with strong preference for candidates from FMCG, food manufacturing, agribusiness, or retail backgrounds
• Proven track record in high-velocity FMCG environments in Kenya, with hands-on experience across both General Trade and Modern Trade
• Team leadership: demonstrated experience managing and developing sales teams, and successfully implementing sales strategy with a dynamic team of representatives and merchandisers
• Commercial and analytical acumen: advanced Microsoft Suite and Google Suite skills, with the ability to interpret sales dashboards and make timely, data-informed decisions
• Field execution: a results-driven, resilient and hands-on approach to market leadership, with deep filed experience
• Integrity and control: a high standard of integrity in cash, stock and team management
• Valid driving licence and availability to travel outside Nairobi for work, including upcountry travel, for approximately 25% of working time.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment