Assistant Accountant at Britam

Assistant Accountant at Britam – Britam Kenya Job Details

Job Purpose:

The job holder is responsible for performing financial analysis, financial reporting and budgeting for Britam General and Corporate.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform Monthly GL and FAR reconciliation.
• Perform monthly asset additions per Business Unit as outlined in the supplier invoice.
• Check for completeness and accuracy of fixed assets sub ledger and month-end closing activities such as account reconciliations, journal entries and adjustments.
• Retrieve support documents for additions and disposals within the years for audit purpose.
• Lauch and follow up claims pertaining lost assets with the insurance company.
• Monitoring and ensure that company assets are tagged before dispatch to the branches or put in use.
• Ensure all company assets are insured and their respective cost mapped to each asset category.
• Ensure that the Fixed Asset Register Manual is updated to reflect the proper accounting.
• Maintain proper fixed asset register aligned to the respective Business units.
• Assist in yearly fixed asset financial audit.
• Coordinate and lead yearly asset verifications in both head office and branches.
• Ensure adherence to financial regulations, policies and procedures during assets disposals and retirement from Fixed asset register.
• Collaborate with other units to monitor asset disposals and movements within the group.
• Monthly closure of FA module after all the additions in a month have been done per Business Unit.
• Be Involved in technology upgrades within ERP and changes related to fixed asset maintenance.
• Provide support to audit processes by providing relevant schedules, listings and reconciliations as and when required.
• Organize and maintain fixed asset documentations for references in the shared folder.
• Delegated Authority:  As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.

Key Performance Measures:

• As described in your Personal Scorecard.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field.
• CPA(K) or other similarly recognized accounting profession qualification.
• 3 – 5 years of accounting experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of ERP AP system and/or experience of using Oracle Financials would be an advantage.
• Strong computer and business solutions software skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Analytical skills.

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Knowledge of insurance regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of insurance products.
• Sales and marketing management skills.

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