Tetra Pak Accountant Job Vacancy

This position will appeal to an individual who can maintain high attention to detail, with the patience to handle repetitive tasks in a pressurized working environment whilst maintaining consistency and courtesy.

Someone who is analytical and a team player with a good sense of initiative and personal drive with the focus of producing quality work.

Contract type: The position is a one year renewable contract

Scope of the Job

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the job aims to process supplier invoices on a timely and accurate basis in line with the defined Tetra Pak process.

The position also ensures compliance to laid down internal controls in the purchase to pay process and supports the internal and external reporting with necessary information, as well as ensuring compliance with tax requirements.

Main Responsibilities
Accurate and timely posting of suppliers invoices to support the supplier payment process
Preparing and coding of vouchers and performing data entry into accounts payable ledger.
Performing Compliance verification and approval and quality review
Ensuring compliance with tax and internal process requirements.
Processing of debit and credit memos related to trade payables
Processing expense assessments between cost centers
Processing of employee expenses for business expenses Incurred on behalf of the company as per the company travel policy
Matching employee reports with receipts, outstanding advances and travel authorizations and ensuring proper filing
Coding of expense reports
Reconciling petty cash accounts by comparing SAP cashbook with manual petty cashbook
Reconciling of accounts payable and supplier statements to confirm completeness and support payment process
Following up un-booked invoices and outstanding items on supplier reconciliations and closing them out on a timely basis.
Maintaining a clean, accurate and up to date General Ledger account statements.
Experience
At least 3 years experience as an accountant in a busy commercial environment
Practical knowledge of fully integrated accounting systems ( SAP experience is a definite advantage)
Qualification
A Business Degree (Accounting or Finance)
CPA/ACCA Finalist
Computer Knowledge with practical use of MS Word, MS PowerPoint and Excel.
Core Competencies, Skills & Abilities
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Analytical skills
Highly detail oriented
Patience
Self-starter
Good sense of initiative
Results-oriented & good team player
If you think you match the above requirements, please send us your application with an up-to-date curriculum vitae citing your current remuneration package, to:

The Human Resources & Communications Director
Tetra Pak Limited
P.O Box 78340, 00507,
Nairobi

or email address- recruit.ke@tetrapak.com to reach us on or before 27 August 2010

Any incidence of canvassing will lead to a candidate’s disqualification

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Tetra Pak is an equal opportunity employer