Accounts Assistant

CBRE Excellerate is involved in property management, handling accounting for various property portfolios.

The Accounts Assistant at CBRE Excellerate manages the daily accounting operations for property management and other entity portfolios using SAP. This role is crucial for maintaining accurate financial records, including debtors and creditors, ensuring timely reconciliations, adhering to tax regulations, and providing essential support for audits.

1. Manage debtors by issuing invoices for rent, operating costs, and utilities, processing daily payments, posting withholding tax certificates, and reconciling tenant accounts.
2. Conduct weekly credit control and arrears follow-ups, prepare customer statements, monthly collection schedules, and report outstanding arrears to property managers.
3. Handle creditors by raising purchase orders, capturing supplier invoices, processing payments and withholding tax, and reconciling supplier accounts monthly.
4. Execute month-end journal entries, including posting and reconciling prepaid income, expenses, accruals, and general ledger entries in SAP.
5. Manage banking and cash operations, including depositing cheques, reconciling all bank statements monthly, and preparing collection schedules.
6. Ensure tax compliance by preparing and filing monthly VAT and withholding tax returns, and assisting with KRA queries.
7. Generate monthly finance management packs for Property Management and provide supporting schedules to the Country Finance Manager.
8. Support annual external audits by providing necessary schedules, reconciliations, and responding to auditor queries.
9. Maintain the integrity of SAP master data and postings, and identify opportunities for process automation and improvement.

1. Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, or Finance, with CPA (K) qualification or significant progress towards it.
2. Possess a minimum of 3 years of accounting experience, ideally within property management or real estate.
3. Demonstrate working knowledge of SAP FI modules (AR, AP, GL) and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
4. Have a solid understanding of Kenyan VAT and withholding tax regulations, including experience with KRA iTax and eTIMS.
5. Exhibit a high degree of accuracy, strong time management skills, and the ability to meet monthly deadlines for multiple entities.
6. Possess clear and professional communication skills for interacting with tenants, suppliers, property managers, and auditors.