Accounting Coordinator

Job Description

The holder of this position will make critical financial decisions by collecting, tracking, and correcting the company's finances. He/she will be responsible for setting up QuickBooks, onboarding vendors, presiding audits, reconciling bank statements and ensuring records are accurate throughout the year. Below are the duties and responsibilities:

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Set up SALIX Data Africa QuickBooks, including vendor set up in QuickBooks
• Handle book keeping duties both for Kenya and USA. 
• Handle bank and credit card reconciliations
• Entering bills and preparing for payments
• Managing accounts receivables 
• Statements, follow-up, identifying concerns about payment 
• Structure and process for understanding, accounting for, paying appropriate taxes in Africa 
• Looking for tax strategies that would be advantageous to SALIX 
• Location of office, government programs for hiring/training etc.
• Financial controlling and financial advising
• Understanding both the past and looking into the future
• Monthly reports
• P&L and balance sheets
• Procurement processes (multiple proposals, shortlisting etc.) 
• Managing payroll 
• Oversee approval workflow 
• Including income statements, balance sheet, cash flow statement, AR and AP 
• Establish a budgeting process for all SALIX 
• Timely and accurate financial statements

Qualifications

A successful candidate for this position will be:

• Integrity- ability to earn and build trust within the organization
• Detail Oriented – achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task.
• Positive Attitude – the culture at SALIX is very collaborative and we strive to provide an enjoyable work environment.  We look for people that will enhance our culture.
• Passion for learning and implementing new technologies
• Willingness to think proactively and anticipate future needs

Educational background / Work experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field 
• Additional accounting qualifications (e.g. CPA (K), ACCA, etc.) 
• At least 4 years hands-on experience in a busy Finance Department 
• Professional  experience  in  management  and  financial  reporting  as  well  as  in  accounting/  financial processes  
• Proven Tax experience/Knowledge applicable to BPOs
• Knowledge in QuickBooks 
• Cashflow Management 
• EOS Tracking experience will be an added advantage