Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited (Kenya Re) is a leading reinsurer and is listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). It is ISO 9001:2015 Certified and ISO 27001:2013 Certified. Kenya Re is rated B (Fair) by AM Best and AA by the Global Credit Rating Company (GCR). Kenya Re now seeks to recruit and fill the following positions for its Regional office in Zambia:
ACCOUNTANT, ZAMBIA - KRC/HR/R6/2019/09
The selected candidate will report to the Regional Accountant for the Southern Africa Regional Office in Zambia. .

ROLE PURPOSE
The purpose of the role is to prepare, develop and analyze key financial information to facilitate Management's decision-making. The position will provide high-quality support by liaising with other departments on all finance matters, budgetary management and control. The holder will be responsible for financial reporting and submission of statutory returns to authorities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Monitoring and enhancing Accounts Payables process to ensure all invoices are timely and accurately paid;
• Dealing with debt collection processes to ensure timely claim recoveries and premium collections; Preparing subsidiary's annual financial budget; Preparing the monthly payroll; Ensuring the Corporation is fully compliant on all taxation issues and ensure all deadlines are fully met
• Allocating and matching of reinsurance receipts and payments and managing the petty cash; Preparing monthly bank reconciliations; Coordinating the tagging of Fixed Assets upon acquisition, prior to assignment and payment for the same; Recording all Fixed Asset acquisitions, retirements and transfers as well as monthly depreciation in Oracle always ensuring all information is up-to-date;
• Monthly reconciliation of all vendor accounts within set deadlines: Filing of all accounts payable and receivable documents on a timely basis and in an easily retrievable manner;
• Preparing accounts schedules for internal, interim and annual audits and timely resolution of audit queries; and
• Any other duties assigned by Management.

Job Skills: Not Specified

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
• Applicants should be holders of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or any business-related field from a recognized university. They should be Qualified Accountants with the equivalent of CPA/ACCA/CIMA/ZICA or any other equivalent internationally recognized professional qualification.
• They should have three (3) years of accounting experience and a thorough understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In addition, they should have the ability to meet strict deadlines and work without supervision, have excellent knowledge and hands-on working experience operating MS Office suite. Experience in working with Oracle Financials will be an added advantago.
• They should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to operate in a performancedriven environment and be a team player with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: (3) years

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Job application procedure
Kenya Re is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, colour, race, religion, natural origin, age or physical disability. An appropriate remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates. Applicants should indicate on their CV their current/last salary and whether they are persons living with disability. They should post or email as attachments their CV and cover letter quoting the relevant Job Ref No. outlining how they meet requirements for the position to: The Human Resource Manager, Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited P. O Box 30271, 00100 GPO NAIROBI E-mail: hr@kenyare.co.ke  Closing Date: 9th September 2019

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