Accountant
✓Confidential employer · posted on Kairos HR · Finance · Nairobi, Kenya
Own the finances of an international education business across 11 offices.
- Reports to
- Chief Executive Officer
- Experience
- 4+ yrs
- Start date
- Not specified
- Openings
- 1
- Contract
- Permanent
- Probation
- 3 months
- Posted
- 3 days ago
Employer confidential. The employer is not named on this advert, which is normal: it usually means they are replacing somebody who still works for them. The employer tells you who they are before any interview, and you can withdraw at that point with no hard feelings.
About the role
This is our only finance role, so you will own the full cycle: recording, reconciling, reporting and staying compliant. You will work directly with the CEO and be the person the business relies on for a clear and accurate picture of its money.
What you will do
Keep accurate books for all branches and entities.
Run the monthly close and prepare management accounts for the CEO.
Prepare budgets, cash flow forecasts and branch-level reports.
Record and reconcile student deposits, application fees and visa fees.
Invoice partner universities for commissions and follow up on collection.
Manage multi-currency transactions (KES, GBP, EUR, USD, AED and others) and bank reconciliations.
Prepare and file VAT, PAYE, Withholding Tax, Corporation Tax and Instalment Tax returns on KRA iTax.
Keep all invoicing eTIMS compliant.
Run monthly payroll and remit statutory deductions (NSSF, SHIF and the Affordable Housing Levy) on time.
Coordinate with branch offices and local advisers on tax filings in other countries.
Set up clear approval steps for payments, expenses and petty cash.
Prepare for the annual external audit and respond to KRA queries.
Move finance from spreadsheets onto a cloud accounting system and keep it clean.
What the employer is looking for
CPA(K) qualified, or an ACCA member or finalist.
Member in good standing of ICPAK.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field.
At least 4 years of hands-on accounting, including month-end close and tax filings done yourself, not only reviewed.
Experience with multi-currency accounts and foreign exchange.
Experience running payroll in Kenya.
KRA iTax for all tax returns and payments.
KRA eTIMS for electronic tax invoicing.
NSSF and SHA (SHIF) portals for payroll contributions.
eCitizen / Business Registration Service for company annual returns.
At least one cloud accounting system: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books, Sage or Odoo.
Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, lookups).
Comfortable working independently and reporting directly to the CEO.
Careful with detail and discreet with confidential information.
Clear communicator in English, able to explain numbers to non-finance colleagues.
What you get
Full ownership of finance for a business with 11 offices in 7 countries.
The chance to build the finance systems and processes your way.
Exposure to multi-country, multi-currency accounting that most local roles do not offer.
Competitive salary.
Questions and answers
Office location
Nairobi, Kenya