Accounts Receivable

Summit Recruitment and Search Africa is a leading Recruitment and Executive Search agency head quartered in Kenya providing outstanding talent to a wide range of companies and NGOs in various business sectors across Africa.Our client, a multinational security solutions provider in East Africa is seeking to hire an Accounts receivable to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling all petty cash in the office, ensuring adequate floats are always available as well as handling banking relationship and transactions processing in the system. The ideal candidate Must have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, CPAK and a minimum of 5 years' experience as accounts receivable.Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the secure handling, disbursement, and management of petty cash funds, ensuring adherence to approved procedures.Perform daily reconciliations to verify balances between the petty cash register/system and physical cash, maintaining accurate records.Compile, organize, and maintain signed petty cash vouchers in chronological order for entry into the accounting system.Provide regular reports to the Finance Manager, including daily analysis of petty cash transactions for accounting integration and compliance verification.Recording receivable transactions accurately in the accounting system, including payments, adjustments, and relevant entries.Generating and sending invoices to customers for goods or services rendered, ensuring accuracy in billing details.Following up with customers to ensure timely payment of outstanding invoices, including sending reminders and negotiating payment plans.Reconciling accounts receivable records with customer payments to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.Ensuring cash received from retirements and surrenders are banked daily and implementing internal controls on petty cash.Ensuring proper filing of all accounting documentation for reconciliation purposes.Acting as a bank relations agent for the company and booking all debit transactions in bank accounts to the accounting system. Qualifications: Must have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.Must have completed CPAK.Must have a minimum of 5 years' experience as accounts receivable.Proficiency in ERP or a similar accounting system.Good analytical and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail.High professional integrity and organizational skills.Experience managing a small team is highly preferable.Proficiency in use of MS Office applications, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.