HR World Limited, on behalf of our client, is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Accountant to oversee financial reporting, budgeting, compliance, and financial performance analysis. The successful candidate will ensure accurate financial records, timely reporting, effective internal controls, and reliable financial insights to support management decision-making across construction and equipment hiring operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare and consolidate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, integrity, and timely recording of all financial transactions and accounting records.
• Prepare management reports incorporating financial and operational performance indicators to support business decision-making.
• Conduct budget-versus-actual variance analysis, identify financial and operational trends, and provide recommendations to management.
• Monitor and analyze cash positions across cost centres and recommend measures to improve cash flow and resource utilization.
• Prepare and maintain annual budgets, financial forecasts, and financial plans in collaboration with relevant departments.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support strategic planning, project performance, and operational decisions.
• Establish, implement, and maintain effective financial controls, accounting policies, and procedures to minimize financial and operational risks.
• Review project contracts to ensure financial terms and conditions are accurately reflected in project budgets, accounting records, and financial reports.
• Oversee statutory compliance activities and ensure timely submission and payment of statutory obligations, including NSSF, WCF, SDL, PAYE, VAT returns, HESLB, NHIF, and other applicable requirements.
• Handle tax-related matters, including VAT exemptions and refunds, income tax computations, tax projections, tax returns, tax cases, and other tax compliance issues, and report relevant matters to the Finance Manager.
• Assist in the preparation and coordination of financial and tax audits, providing supporting documentation and responding to audit queries.
• Support the implementation and effective utilization of the Tactive financial management system within established timelines.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior finance staff supporting construction and equipment hiring operations.
• Collaborate with project managers, operations managers, and department heads to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent financial information.
• Monitor the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and statutory submissions.
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with applicable financial reporting standards, tax laws, and regulatory frameworks.
• Provide financial recommendations to management to improve profitability, cost control, budgeting accuracy, and overall business performance.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CPA (T), ACCA, or an equivalent qualification is an added advantage.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, accounting principles, taxation, statutory compliance, and applicable financial regulations.
• Experience in construction, project-based operations, equipment hiring, or a related industry is highly desirable.
• Practical experience in preparing financial statements, management reports, budgets, cash-flow forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Demonstrated knowledge of tax compliance, statutory submissions, audit coordination, and internal control systems.
• Experience using accounting or enterprise resource planning systems; familiarity with Tactive is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, numerical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent report-writing, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor, and develop junior finance staff.
• High levels of integrity, accuracy, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, meet strict deadlines, and collaborate effectively across departments.

• Prepare and consolidate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, integrity, and timely recording of all financial transactions and accounting records.
• Prepare management reports incorporating financial and operational performance indicators to support business decision-making.
• Conduct budget-versus-actual variance analysis, identify financial and operational trends, and provide recommendations to management.
• Monitor and analyze cash positions across cost centres and recommend measures to improve cash flow and resource utilization.
• Prepare and maintain annual budgets, financial forecasts, and financial plans in collaboration with relevant departments.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support strategic planning, project performance, and operational decisions.
• Establish, implement, and maintain effective financial controls, accounting policies, and procedures to minimize financial and operational risks.
• Review project contracts to ensure financial terms and conditions are accurately reflected in project budgets, accounting records, and financial reports.
• Oversee statutory compliance activities and ensure timely submission and payment of statutory obligations, including NSSF, WCF, SDL, PAYE, VAT returns, HESLB, NHIF, and other applicable requirements.
• Handle tax-related matters, including VAT exemptions and refunds, income tax computations, tax projections, tax returns, tax cases, and other tax compliance issues, and report relevant matters to the Finance Manager.
• Assist in the preparation and coordination of financial and tax audits, providing supporting documentation and responding to audit queries.
• Support the implementation and effective utilization of the Tactive financial management system within established timelines.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior finance staff supporting construction and equipment hiring operations.
• Collaborate with project managers, operations managers, and department heads to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent financial information.
• Monitor the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reports, budgets, forecasts, and statutory submissions.
• Strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with applicable financial reporting standards, tax laws, and regulatory frameworks.
• Provide financial recommendations to management to improve profitability, cost control, budgeting accuracy, and overall business performance.

• Financial reporting
• Management accounting
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Financial analysis
• IFRS
• Accounting principles
• Taxation
• Statutory compliance
• Financial regulations
• Tax compliance
• Statutory submissions
• Audit coordination
• Internal control systems
• Accounting or enterprise resource planning systems
• Analytical skills
• Numerical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Decision-making skills
• Report-writing skills
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Supervision
• Mentoring
• Staff development
• Integrity
• Accuracy
• Accountability
• Attention to detail
• Independent work
• Priority management
• Deadline management
• Collaboration

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CPA (T), ACCA, or an equivalent qualification is an added advantage.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, accounting principles, taxation, statutory compliance, and applicable financial regulations.
• Experience in construction, project-based operations, equipment hiring, or a related industry is highly desirable.
• Practical experience in preparing financial statements, management reports, budgets, cash-flow forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Demonstrated knowledge of tax compliance, statutory submissions, audit coordination, and internal control systems.
• Experience using accounting or enterprise resource planning systems; familiarity with Tactive is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, numerical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent report-writing, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor, and develop junior finance staff.
• High levels of integrity, accuracy, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, meet strict deadlines, and collaborate effectively across departments.