Senior Accountant at KPMG

Key roles and responsibilities

• Monitoring of the monthly standard journals and updating of recurrent expenditure of the organization.
• Review of the trial balance and ensuring periodic reconciliations are carried out for intercompany balances, ledger and sub-ledgers and other relevant balances.
• Preparation of the income statement after month end and providing an analysis of the movement of revenues and expenditures.
• Timely filing of entity tax and partner returns and ensuring our compliance with the local authorities with reviews of VAT, WHVAT and WHT returns.
• Preparation of draft financial statements and supporting information for external audits and coordinate the process to completion.

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

• A bachelors degree in commerce from a recognized university with a Second Upper Degree/GPA 3.5.
• Must be a CPA finalist or ACCA Qualified.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, accounting software programs and broad knowledge of current tax laws.
• Possess a proven and consistent track record for at least five years in accounting and/or finance.
• Be a team player, capable of coaching and developing finance and accounting staff, teachable and open to learning.
• Understanding and knowledge of finance internal controls
• .Quarterly balance sheet preparation for different entities and consolidation with the region for partnership reporting and compliance of bank covenant requirements.
• Maintenance of a fixed asset register and support
• documentation of all the control accounts in the balance sheet.
• Ongoing interactions with business units to identify their needs and mutually develop solutions to meet them and resolve any challenges.
• Consolidation of the annual budgets and a provision of the trend analysis from previous years performance.
• Preparation of all global and ad hoc reports to ensure our compliance with our internal clients and KPMG International.
• Participating in initiatives to develop and/or onboard reporting tools that enhance efficiencies and to also be part of the team developing solutions to ease access of information to users

Personal attributes:

• Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills.
• IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Excel.
• An eye for detail.
• Team player with leadership capability.
• Diligent and committed to excellence.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work in a Big 4 firm with a presence across East Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary and diverse teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
• Opportunity to work in a driven and versatile finance function.