Accountant at JM Associates LLP

About JM Associates LLP: We are a Professional Services Firm offering Business Advisory, Audit, Tax, Consulting, and Financial Advisory services to public and private clients in Africa, spanning multiple industries. We are known for providing services that meet the specific needs of our clients, thus improving their efficiency and overall business performance.

Position: Accountant
Department: Business Outsourcing

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively plan, supervise, and execute bookkeeping engagements in accordance with all relevant professional standards (accounting, quality control, and ethical) and Firm policies.
• Facilitate communication between clients and the outsourcing team.
• Ensure timely and consistent submission of monthly management reports.
• Apply appropriate business knowledge in anticipating, identifying, and addressing issues relevant to clients’ businesses.
• Ensure timely processing of clients’ monthly payroll.
• Ensure timely preparation, filing, and remitting of all monthly statutory returns.
• Assist and facilitate audits, fact checks, and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage and onboard new clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients.
• Manage staff on engagements to ensure staff utilization is maintained, including prioritizing tasks, establishing budgets, and monitoring the profitability of each assignment.
• Develop the skills, capabilities, and potential of junior staff through supervision, coaching, mentoring, knowledge transfer, internal training delivery, and assignment of challenging work opportunities.
• Perform any other duties as may be required.

Skills and Qualifications Required:

• A business-related degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience is required, along with one or more relevant professional certifications or pursuing completion of professional courses (i.e., CPA, ACCA).
• Public accounting firm experience is desirable.

Application Process: Interested candidates can apply by sending their application to; hr@jmassociates.co.ke

Application Deadline: Friday, 24th May 2024

Join our team at JM Associates LLP and be part of a dynamic and professional environment dedicated to excellence in client service!