Accountant

We are looking for a hands-on, detail-oriented Accountant to join our Finance team in Kenya. The role covers the full transactional accounting cycle: accounts payable, treasury, fixed assets, stock accounting, tax remittance, payroll reconciliation and statutory compliance.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities include:

1. Accounts Payable

• •Post vendor invoices accurately and on time in SAP
• •Post accruals and prepayments at month-end
• •Process vendor payments in line with approved payment schedules
• •Post and reconcile staff imprest
• •Reconcile Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI)
• •Reconcile freight outward accounts
• •Post and reconcile corporate credit card expenditure
• •Compute and remit statutory deductions (PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Affordable Housing Levy and NITA) by the statutory deadlines

2. Treasury Management

• •Post all receipts and incoming funds in SAP
• •Post bank charges and other bank-initiated entries
• •Act as the company’s bank agent, liaising with banks on mandates, online banking and payment authorisations
• •Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and clear reconciling items promptly
• •Manage petty cash, including imprest controls, replenishments and periodic cash counts

3. Fixed Asset Register Management

• •Capitalise assets in line with the company’s capitalisation policy
• •Tag assets and maintain an accurate, up-to-date fixed asset register
• •Run the monthly depreciation journal
• •Lead the annual physical asset verification and resolve any differences

4. Stock Management

• •Coordinate the monthly stock count
• •Investigate and resolve stock variances, and prepare variance reports for management

5. Taxation

• •Compute, withhold, remit and pay withholding tax (WHT) through iTax within statutory deadlines
• •Support VAT and other tax compliance as required, ensuring filings agree to the general ledger

6. Payroll Accounting

Reconcile monthly payroll costs to the general ledger and to iTax filings and statutory remittances

7. Compliance, Reconciliations and Audit Support

• •Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• •Prepare specific audit schedules and support internal and external audits
• •Ensure adherence to company policies, internal controls and applicable Kenyan statutory and regulatory requirements

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field and is a qualified CPA(K); ICPAK membership is an added advantage.
• •4-6 years’ experience in a comparable accounting role, ideally in a growing company, with practical skills in bookkeeping, taxation and financial reporting.
• •Hands-on ERP experience and advanced Excel are mandatory, along with working knowledge of KRA iTax, PAYE, WHT, VAT, IFRS and the Companies Act.
• •They are organised, detail-oriented, solutions-focused and quick to learn, communicate excellently, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while ensuring accurate records and timely statutory compliance.

• Our organisation:
• Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.