Year-End Accountant -(SMEs)

Key Responsibilities

Year-End Financial Reporting

• Prepare statutory year-end accounts for a portfolio of SME clients across various industries.
  
• Reconcile general ledgers and ensure accurate financial records.
  
• Perform comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations including fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, payroll liabilities, inter company, and VAT accounts.
  
• Ensure adherence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Kenyan GAAP.
  

Corporate Tax Compliance

• Prepare and submit corporate tax returns (e.g., IT2C) in compliance with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) regulations.
  
• Calculate deferred tax and ensure accurate disclosures in financial statements.
  
• Address tax queries, audits, and compliance issues in coordination with clients and KRA.
  

Bookkeeping Review & Rectification

• Review and clean up bookkeeping records submitted through platforms such as QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, or Excel.
  
• Reconstruct accounting records where necessary, ensuring full reconciliation of bank accounts, ledgers, and schedules.
  
• Work with internal and external bookkeepers to resolve inconsistencies or missing data.
  

Client Communication

• Act as the main point of contact for assigned year-end clients.
  
• Communicate confidently and professionally with international clients, especially from the UK, US, and EU.
  
• Lead virtual meetings to present financial results, explain tax implications, and outline timelines.
  

Internal Systems & Reporting

• Maintain up-to-date documentation of workflows and client communications using practice management tools (e.g., Karbon, AccountancyManager).
  
• Adhere to internal procedures and contribute to improvements in best practices.
  

Requirements

• CPA-K, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification.
  
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a CPA firm or audit environment working with SMEs.
  
• In-depth knowledge of year-end reporting, tax filing, and balance sheet reconciliations.
  
• Experience reviewing or correcting bookkeeping performed by third parties.                                                                                     Desirable Experience
• Exposure to international clients, especially from English-speaking markets.
  
• Proficiency with cloud-based accounting platforms (e.g., QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books).nderstanding of foreign exchange revaluations and multi-currency accounting.
  

How to apply

If you meet the above qualifications, send your application through this link https://forms.gle/RVFd7WJSFRpZha839 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interviews