Accountant at Kakamega Millers Limited

Accountants help organizations make critical financial decisions and corrections. They do this in a variety of ways, including research, audits, and data input, reporting, analysis, and tracking. Accountants can be responsible for tax reporting and filing, reconciling balance sheets, helping with departmental and organizational budgets, financial forecasting, communicating findings with stakeholders, and more. An accountant job description will include this type of information, tailored specifically to the type of accounting position listed.

• Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options
• Document financial transactions by entering account information
• Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
• Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
• Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions
• Secure financial information by completing database backups

• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Awareness of business trends
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Accuracy and attention to details
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
• Experience with accounting software is a plus