Account Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile daily sales, purchases, expenses, and payments accurately
• Maintain proper accounting records and filing systems
• Prepare payment vouchers, receipts, invoices, and journal entries
• Reconcile cash, bank, M-Pesa, till numbers, and petty cash daily
• Monitor debtors and creditors and follow up on pending payments
• Assist in preparation of financial reports and management accounts
• Support VAT, withholding tax, and statutory filing preparation
• Verify supplier invoices against purchase orders and deliveries
• Assist in payroll processing and staff expense tracking
• Work closely with stores to reconcile sales and stock movement
• Verify stock transfer documentation between branches
• Monitor stock variances and report discrepancies
• Assist in valuation and reconciliation of inventory
• Track damaged, returned, or missing stock records
• Ensure accurate costing and margin reporting
• Update accounting systems on Zoho
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly reports
• Maintain proper backup of financial records
• Support audits and internal financial checks
• Prepare reports for management review