About the Role

Reporting to Assistant Manager – Client Relations, the Fund Accountant will be responsible for providing quarterly management and annual audited financial statements in line with SLAs and to meet statutory requirements in order to drive client satisfaction and enhance service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation and presentation of pension funds management accounts, budget, cashflow statement and annual audited financial statement to trustees. as per RBA and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Handle an assigned client portfolio of investment
• Assessment, computations and payments of quarterly and annual income tax and annual RBA levies. Payment of income tax and RBA levies to the relevant bodies as per statutory requirements.
• Analyze and capture data received from the fund managers and custodians monthly.
• Monthly reconciliation of the members dealing in the pension system
• Prepare cash book and bank reconciliation monthly.
• Filling of Investment returns for guaranteed fund schemes
• Preparing Scheme financial statements and filing Scheme audited accounts with RBA.
• Guaranteed fund bank statement reconciliation and receipting of contributions & transfers
• Analysis and processing pension benefits, expenses and service providers fees
• Assist in training interns.

Client Service

• Participate in client AGMs through proper preparations and response to member queries.
• Proactively foster cordial working relations with all stakeholders to enhance client satisfaction and service delivery.

Operational Efficiency

• Adhere to all SLAs and working standards to ensure legal and regulatory requirements.
• Real time reporting of system bugs and downtimes for speedy resolutions.
• 100% compliance to Accounting reporting standards.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential Knowledge/Skills and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business-related field or Actuarial
• Professional qualification in / CPA K / ACCA Level 2
• 2 years’ experience in fund accounting/pension industry
• Awareness of RBA, ICPAK and KRA requirements
• Good knowledge of an accounting system
• Analytical and organizational skills
• Accounting
• Able to work to a high level of accuracy
• Good communication skills

• Preparation and presentation of pension funds management accounts, budget, cashflow statement and annual audited financial statement to trustees. as per RBA and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Handle an assigned client portfolio of investment
• Assessment, computations and payments of quarterly and annual income tax and annual RBA levies. Payment of income tax and RBA levies to the relevant bodies as per statutory requirements.
• Analyze and capture data received from the fund managers and custodians monthly.
• Monthly reconciliation of the members dealing in the pension system
• Prepare cash book and bank reconciliation monthly.
• Filling of Investment returns for guaranteed fund schemes
• Preparing Scheme financial statements and filing Scheme audited accounts with RBA.
• Guaranteed fund bank statement reconciliation and receipting of contributions & transfers
• Analysis and processing pension benefits, expenses and service providers fees
• Assist in training interns.
• Participate in client AGMs through proper preparations and response to member queries.
• Proactively foster cordial working relations with all stakeholders to enhance client satisfaction and service delivery.
• Adhere to all SLAs and working standards to ensure legal and regulatory requirements.
• Real time reporting of system bugs and downtimes for speedy resolutions.
• 100% compliance to Accounting reporting standards.

• Analytical and organizational skills
• Accounting
• Able to work to a high level of accuracy
• Good communication skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business-related field or Actuarial
• Professional qualification in / CPA K / ACCA Level 2
• Awareness of RBA, ICPAK and KRA requirements
• Good knowledge of an accounting system