Finance & Accounts Officer

About the role

A dedicated and detail-oriented Finance & Accounts Officer is sought to join a team in Nairobi. The role covers day-to-day financial workflows, ensures compliance with KRA regulations (including eTIMS and iTax platforms) and keeps precise financial records to support management planning.

Key responsibilities

• Bookkeeping and ledger control: maintain, update and review the general ledger, post daily journal entries and manage accurate cost and revenue allocations.
• eTIMS electronic invoicing: create, process and track all sales invoices through the KRA eTIMS portal in line with local tax invoicing rules.
• iTax statutory compliance: compile, check and file mandatory statutory returns, and manage timely VAT, PAYE and Withholding Tax submissions.
• Inventory control: direct routine physical stock counts, match tallies against system data and report variances.
• Bank and mobile money audits: reconcile bank accounts and corporate M-Pesa paybill/till numbers daily and monthly, resolving differences quickly.
• Management reporting: help prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial performance reports.
• Departmental support: carry out additional accounting and administrative tasks asked by the Finance Manager.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of active accounting or bookkeeping experience in a commercial setting.
• Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance focus), Business Administration or a closely related field.
• CPA Part II completion or an equivalent accounting qualification.

Required skills

• Hands-on accounting software such as QuickBooks, Sage and SAP.
• Advanced MS Excel.
• Practical experience with the KRA iTax portal and eTIMS billing systems.