Accounts Assistant – Receivables At Haco Industries Kenya Limited

The primary purpose of the job is:
Reporting to the Credit Controller, the position holder will Processing accounting receivables and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities
Regularly monitor customer accounts and ensure that credit limits are adhered to.
Provide timely responses to the invoicing team to enable release of orders for invoicing.
Ensure that customer balances due are collected in a timely manner.
Ensure that credit notes that need to be issued to customers are issued in a prompt manner.
Ensure daily posting of transactions in customer accounts.
Ensure that customer statements are sent out to customers every week.
Provide monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts delegated by the Financial Controller.
Ensure customer disputes are resolved in a timely manner and in a way that builds strong customer relationships.
Weekly and monthly bank & petty cash reconciliation.
Reconciliation and circulation of daily cash report.
Ensure that staff floats and advances are reconciled every month and amounts not accounted for within the laid down procedures are submitted to HR department for payroll deduction.
Fixed Assets management.

Qualifications and Experience
Business related undergraduate degree.
Accounting qualification, CPA Intermediate and above
Proficiency in accounting software and MS Office suite, particularly Excel.
Excellent numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong time management skills
Knowledge of accounting standards and taxation regulations
At least 2-year professional experience in a similar position