Position Overview

Employer: Ubuntu Impact (Client in FMCG / Food & Beverage Sector)
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya
Industry: FMCG / Foods / Beverage / Distribution
Employment Status: Full-Time
Experience Level: At least 2 years of relevant accounting experience

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant will monitor branch financial performance to drive Branch EBITDA and gross margin targets, optimize the Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC), maintain inventory controls, execute cost-saving initiatives, and ensure full compliance with KRA iTax and eTIMS electronic invoicing obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Branch EBITDA & Gross Margin Monitoring: Analyze branch income and expenditure, track Gross Margin (GM) variances against targets, investigate sales/COGS/discount anomalies, and recommend profitability measures.
• Cash Conversion Cycle & Inventory Management: Monitor stock movement, aging, and slow-moving inventory; reconcile physical stock with system/financial accounts with the warehouse team; track receivables and payables to improve CCC.
• Budgets & Cost Control: Track budget utilization against allocations, identify unnecessary expenses, document realized cost-saving initiatives, and support financial reviews.
• Financial Reporting & Reconciliations: Submit daily, weekly, and monthly branch financial reports; perform regular bank, cash, sales, inventory, and general ledger account reconciliations.
• Statutory Compliance & eTIMS: Ensure compliance with KRA statutory obligations (VAT, PAYE, withholding tax) and electronic invoicing rules (eTIMS); support internal and external audits.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional Designation: CPA (K), ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification is an added advantage.
• Experience: At least 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in FMCG, retail, distribution, branch-based trading, or manufacturing environments.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with ERP/accounting software, advanced Microsoft Excel skills, and practical knowledge of KRA iTax and eTIMS filing systems.
• Core Competencies: Strong financial analysis capability, inventory control knowledge, internal control awareness, time-management skills, and cross-functional team collaboration.

• Analyze branch income and expenditure, track Gross Margin (GM) variances against targets, investigate sales/COGS/discount anomalies, and recommend profitability measures.
• Monitor stock movement, aging, and slow-moving inventory; reconcile physical stock with system/financial accounts with the warehouse team; track receivables and payables to improve CCC.
• Track budget utilization against allocations, identify unnecessary expenses, document realized cost-saving initiatives, and support financial reviews.
• Submit daily, weekly, and monthly branch financial reports; perform regular bank, cash, sales, inventory, and general ledger account reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with KRA statutory obligations (VAT, PAYE, withholding tax) and electronic invoicing rules (eTIMS); support internal and external audits.

• Branch financial performance monitoring
• Gross Margin analysis
• Financial analysis
• Inventory control
• Cash Conversion Cycle optimization
• Budget tracking and cost control
• Financial reporting
• Bank, cash, sales, inventory, and general ledger reconciliations
• ERP/accounting software
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• KRA iTax and eTIMS filing systems
• Internal control awareness
• Time management
• Cross-functional team collaboration

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CPA (K), ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification is an added advantage.
• At least 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in FMCG, retail, distribution, branch-based trading, or manufacturing environments.