Our client, an established construction company in Kenya, is seeking to hire a highly competent Construction Accountant who will be tasked with project cost accounting, budgeting, expenditure control, and ensuring construction billings are promptly issued to clients and payments are collected.

• Reviews construction budgets, investigates variances, approves expenses, and ensures that construction billings are issued to clients and payments collected.
• Performing professional-level accounting work in the review and adequate maintenance of fiscal records.
• Responsible for the general ledger, bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and job cost.
• Maintaining and reviewing accounting files, performing monthly closings, and preparing/organizing various reports, financial forms, and analysis.
• Issuing invoices and purchase orders, as well as paying consultants, vendors, subcontractors, and supplier bills.
• Reviewing and analyzing the capitalization of costs and ensures compliance with the policy by managing the process for proper coding of construction invoices/payment applications and lien releases for contractors, subcontractors, and vendor invoices.
• Reviewing all construction/project budgets, including work plans, staffing, and fee structures which help to promote the smooth running of the construction.
• Ensures a steady cash flow by generating, auditing, and sending invoices promptly.
• Compiling information for internal and external auditors, and also creating and submitting government reports and tax returns related to the project following all appropriate guidelines.
• Communicating routinely with the Construction/Project Managers on a variety of job-related topics, including contract agreements, bonding, and insurances.

• Must be a CPA(K) finalist.
• Must have 2 years accounting experience with a background in construction accounting.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting will be an added advantage.

Skills and Competences

• Cost accounting and budgeting
• Leadership Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Multi-tasking Skills
• Problem-solving skills,
• Strong organization skills,
• Excellent business analysis, and cost analysis skills,
• Efficient verbal and written communication skills

• Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Basic Salary will be between 60,000 to 80,000.
• The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Candidates will be shortlisted on a rolling basis.