{"id":96676,"date":"2026-05-25T14:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/accountant-42\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:01:10","slug":"accountant-42","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/accountant-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Accountant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Purpose<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Accountant will have the responsibility of accurately recording and maintaining all financial records and transactions in the general ledger, ensuring the integrity, reliability, and compliance of AZT\u2019s financial statements in accordance with established accounting standards and statutory regulations. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this position plays a critical role in both internal reporting processes and external audit requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>\tOversee the day-to-day accounting and finance tasks to ensure all transactions are processed and recorded in accordance with the finance policy and procedures within prescribed timelines.<br \/>\n\tLead the implementation and maintain internal controls and an effective accounting system and policies in line with international standards.<br \/>\n\tReview payment vouchers to ensure timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of supporting information in the processing of payments.<br \/>\n\tMaintain accurate and up-to-date records of all financial transactions, including Financial Management Report, Cash flow forecast, Aged Accounts Receivable and produce monthly reports as per the set deadline. Maintenance of the General Ledger to ensure that it accurately reflects business operations.<br \/>\n\tThrough preparation\/review of balance sheet\/control accounts reconciliations, ensure the balances reported in the financial statements are complete and accurate. Review of the monthly financial closing file to ensure errors (if any) are corrected immediately.<br \/>\n\tMonitor and analyse department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.<br \/>\n\tReview and analyse the consolidated information produced to ensure accuracy and consistency with the underlying information and to be able to provide timely commentaries.<br \/>\n\tIdentify, investigate, and analyse potential operational improvement. Participate in identifying financial risks, and threats pertaining to financial processes and systems of the organization.<br \/>\n\tAdvise staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions and responds to inquiries regarding financial reports.<br \/>\n\tReview financial reconciliations including bank, petty cash, accruals, prepayment, group and external facilities.<br \/>\n\tReview and confirm payables ensuring payment to suppliers are accurate and properly supported with duly approved source documents.<\/p>\n<p>Key Outputs\/Deliverables<\/p>\n<p>\tFinancial reporting- accurate and up-to-date financial information and report for decision making.<br \/>\n\tFinancial management \u2013 effective implementation of accounting policies and processes.<br \/>\n\tAdherence to IAS &amp; IFRS.<br \/>\n\tEffective financial controls \u2013 strict adherence to internal controls that safeguard the Group&#8217;s assets.<\/p>\n<p>Education &amp; Professional Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor\u2019s degree in finance management, accounting, or related subjects.<br \/>\n\tProfessional qualification; CPA\/ACCA. Member of a professional finance body.<\/p>\n<p>Experience, Knowledge, and Competences<\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a0A minimum of 5 years\u2019 experience in accounting with at least 2 years at a supervisory level<br \/>\n\tGood knowledge of accounting systems and exposure to financial reporting standards likeIFRS, IAS and financial regulatory laws<br \/>\n\tAdvanced planning and coordination skills<br \/>\n\tDemonstrate a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality when dealing with internal and external customers<br \/>\n\tGood analytical and critical thinking skills, problem-solving, judgment and decision-making skills, ability to monitor and explain trends and variances<br \/>\n\tGood people management, interpersonal and communication skills<br \/>\n\tA forward planner with a clear focus, with the ability to manage time effectively and meet strict deadlines.<br \/>\n\tAttention to detail and strong numeracy skills<br \/>\n\tBusiness acumen with the ability to make sound decisions for the business<br \/>\n\tHave good problem analysis and reporting skills<br \/>\n\tProcess-oriented and can facilitate the use of systems<br \/>\n\tMust have high standards of integrity and ethics<\/p>\n<p>Skills<\/p>\n<p>\tFinancial Analysis<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n<p>adeptsystems.co.ke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/adeptsystems.co.ke","_company_name":"Adept Systems","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.adeptsystems.co.ke\/","_company_tagline":"Adept Systems is a Kenyan company established in 1994, providing a full range of management consultancy services in the areas of human resources","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[692],"job-categories":[699,693,701,1301],"job-types":[687],"class_list":{"0":"post-96676","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/96676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=96676"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=96676"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=96676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}