• The Senior Accountant manages daily financial operations, including bookkeeping, reconciliations, payroll, statutory compliance, management reporting, inventory, and cost accounting. This role supports the Finance & Operations Controller to ensure accurate, compliant financial data while driving process improvements and financial clarity across the organisation.

• Maintain accurate QuickBooks entries, ledgers, journals, and fixed assets.
• Perform bank and mobile money reconciliations, manage petty cash, and flag anomalies.
• Compile and validate payroll, prepare statutory deductions (PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, NITA), and reconcile for approval.
• Prepare and submit statutory returns, maintain compliance documentation, and support EPZA filings and audits.
• Support monthly accounts, revenue/COGS recognition, variance analysis, and supplier/expense reporting.
• Prepare customer- and order-level profitability reports, analyse production costs and inventory, and support costing improvements.
• Perform inventory reconciliations, review GRNs and supplier invoices, and support stock takes.
• Prepare audit schedules and evidence, and maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Support financial process improvements, strengthen internal controls, and improve templates/workflows.
• Communicate with the F&O Controller, collaborate with production, merchandising, and HR, and maintain confidentiality.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA (K) or equivalent preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing or production finance, ideally in cost accounting.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems; strong Excel/Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables and advanced formulas.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and process-focused, with understanding of manufacturing workflows and cost structures.
• Curious, proactive, cross-functional, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.