Job Opportunity: Accounts Assistant 

Corporate Staffing Services is recruiting an Accounts Assistant on behalf of a client located along Mombasa Road, Nairobi. The ideal candidate will support the day-to-day operations of the accounts department, maintaining high organizational and ethical standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Invoice & Payment Processing: Process supplier invoices, payments, and receipts accurately and timely; prepare payment vouchers and maintain proper physical and electronic financial documentation.
• Reconciliations: Perform bank, petty cash, and ledger reconciliations consistently.
• Reporting Support: Assist in preparing monthly financial reports, schedules, budget monitoring matrices, and expenditure tracking logs.
• Ledger Management: Support accounts receivable and accounts payable functions, including systematic follow-ups on outstanding balances.
• Procurement & Projects: Support procurement processes by verifying documentation against financial procedures, tracking project expenses, and managing inventory/cost accounting frameworks.
• Audit Readiness: Provide necessary documentation and support during internal and external audit procedures.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional Certifications: CPA Part II qualification or its professional equivalent is required.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of active, hands-on experience in a corporate accounting role.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and practical working knowledge of any standard ERP accounting software.
• Core Competencies: Strong analytical, cost accounting, and inventory management skills with meticulous attention to detail and uncompromised integrity.
• Note: Candidates who are available immediately are highly encouraged to apply.

• Process supplier invoices, payments, and receipts accurately and timely; prepare payment vouchers and maintain proper physical and electronic financial documentation.
• Perform bank, petty cash, and ledger reconciliations consistently.
• Assist in preparing monthly financial reports, schedules, budget monitoring matrices, and expenditure tracking logs.
• Support accounts receivable and accounts payable functions, including systematic follow-ups on outstanding balances.
• Support procurement processes by verifying documentation against financial procedures, tracking project expenses, and managing inventory/cost accounting frameworks.
• Provide necessary documentation and support during internal and external audit procedures.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Practical working knowledge of any standard ERP accounting software
• Strong analytical skills
• Cost accounting skills
• Inventory management skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Uncompromised integrity

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA Part II qualification or its professional equivalent is required.