Assistant Accountant Job Description
Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance.
- Company: Absa Bank Limited
- Location: Kenya
- State: Nairobi
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Absa Bank Limited Jobs in Kenya - Accounting Jobs in Kenya.
Job Summary
To prepare accurate, authentic and timely payments, including maintaining a positive client/ supplier relationship.
Key Accountabilities
- Daily and timely reimbursement claims processing, posting in the core system and the banking system.
- Daily and timely service provider claims payment posting in the core system and the banking system.
- Timely commissions and refund payments processing in the core system and the banking system.
- Preparation of the monthly Bank reconciliations
- Monthly preparation and posting of Withholding tax journals.
- Update and prepare the Third Party Administered Schemes monthly and any reports required.
- Assisting in month-end closure reporting
- Support the department with any other allocated departmental roles.
Education and Experience required
- Business related bachelor’s degree.
- At least CPA section 2 qualification.
- Proven experience with at least 1 year experience in similar function.
- Receipting, payment processing and bank reconciliations skills.
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills.
- Ability to work under very tight deadlines.
- Skillful co-ordination in working across a wide range of stakeholders within and outside the organization.
- Excellent written and spoken communications skills.
- Good relationship and excellent stakeholder management skills both across teams and upwards throughout organization.
- Willing to learn and take up challenges.