Accountant I - Treasury at Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Limited

Job Group 6

Job Ref No: KPC/ADVT/05/2017

Duration of Appointment: Permanent & Pensionable

Overall Job Purpose: The position reports to Chief Accountant (Finance) is responsible for daily treasury function like cheque receipting, recording of EFT transactions, monitoring the company debts and ensure repayments is done as and when due, providing input in the financial reports.

Correspondence with banks, downloading of bank statements, preparation of daily cash position and bank reconciliation reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounting for treasury activities (including bank accounts) and making recommendations to management on investment of surplus funds.
• Ensuring preparation of daily, weekly, monthly and annual cash flow forecasts.
• Keeping abreast with emerging accounting and regulatory issues and evaluating their financial impact on the Company.
• Being an agent for ensuring best accounting practice to increase efficiency and effectiveness; making recommendations for improvement of the data and information processing systems and procedures and ensuring adequacy of internal controls for the same.
• Undertaking financial analysis as and when necessary.
• Supervision of staff working under him/her and related responsibilities e.g. developing a committed and motivated team, staff appraisal etc.
• Contributing to cross-functional teams.

Key Qualifications & Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance.
• Minimum six (6) years’ relevant experience.
• CPA (K) or ACCA or recognized equivalent.
• Membership to a relevant professional body.

Key Competencies

• Considerable knowledge in Treasury Management – investment, cash flow projections, Forex transactions.
• Abreast with all IFRS requirements as they pertain to financial reporting and preparation of accounts.
• Exposure to accounting for loans.
• Leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop and prepare relevant reports for management.
• Self-driven, can work with minimum supervision and for long hours if necessary.