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Title: FMCG Receivables Accountant
Industry: FMCG
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 85K – 100K Gross plus medical insurance, free lunch and commissions upon reaching targets. Our client is a dominant cereal manufacturing company in Africa with the largest market share in the country. The company also imports a variety of products that are sold through distributors and major supermarkets.
They seek to hire a Receivables Accountant who will be responsible for cash management and debit/credit management.In addition, this position will be responsible for performing revenue analysis and processing of invoices. Candidates working in the FMCG industry are encouraged to apply
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure timely collection of monies due to the company.
- Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
- Processing customer invoices (ensure pricing, quantities, items, customer discounts are correct), following up on customer payments and sending out monthly statements.
- Internal reporting on ageing and collection analysis of customer accounts
- Processing credit notes and analyzing sales data
- Conduct credit checks on all customer, establish and manage limits
- Visiting customer and create mutual business relationships
- Issuing cash sales and cash receipt on cash sales of goods and scrap sales
- Banking of all cheque & cash receipts
- Monthly VAT processing
- Bank reconciliations
- Maintains financial security by adhering to internal accounting controls.
- Maintains accounting ledgers by posting monthly account transactions.
- Liaising with bank on direct deposits from customers and clearing of payments
- Handling petty cash
- Processing payment of allowances through the mpesa system
- Analyzing data as required by management
- Participate in monthly stock takes
- Work towards achieving KPIs as set by the management
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Preferred CPA (K) finalist
- More than 3 Years experience in similar role
- Good Excel knowledge and accounting software such as QuickBooks, Patel etc.
- Preferably someone with an FMCG background
- Knowledge of ERP or SAP Systems
- Attention to detail, determined, focused and honest
- Punctual and meets strict deadlines
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (FMCG Receivables Accountant 85- 100k gross) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 27th February 2015
Kindly indicate your current/ last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV in our database nor for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
