Line Accountant Job Startup Lions
Startup Lions
Job description
Accounting Jobs, Startup Lions Jobs. Line Accountant manages financial controls, reconciliations, and budget tracking, requires a relevant Degree, CPA certification, and 4+ years accounting experience. Full-time role in Turkana.
Role Purpose
The Line Accountant will be responsible for managing day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accurate recording of transactions, and supporting strong financial governance across the organization’s projects under Startup Lions Assets Kenya Ltd.
The accountant will maintain financial records, prepare reconciliations, support budgeting processes, and ensure full compliance with accounting standards, donor requirements, and Kenyan financial regulations.
This role is essential to supporting timely financial reporting, safeguarding organizational resources, and enabling effective decision-making within a fast-growing, multi-partner skilling initiative.
Responsibilities
Financial Recording & Transaction Management
- Record daily financial transactions in line with approved accounting standards.
- Process invoices, receipts, payment vouchers, and petty cash transactions.
- Ensure all transactions are supported by complete and accurate documentation.
- Maintain up-to-date ledgers and journals, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Banking & Reconciliation
- Prepare monthly bank, cash, and mobile money reconciliations.
- Track and reconcile advances and supplier accounts.
- Ensure timely follow-up and resolution of reconciliation variances.
Budgeting & Cost Control
- Support the preparation of departmental and project budgets.
- Track expenditure against budget lines and flag variances early.
- Provide cost analyses to guide procurement and operational decisions.
- Enforce financial controls to prevent overspending or misallocations.
Payroll & Statutory Compliance
- Assist with payroll processing and ensure timely payment of salaries.
- Prepare and remit statutory deductions, including PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, and AHL.
- Maintain updated payroll files, staff benefits, and deduction schedules.
Financial Reporting & Audit Support
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for management.
- Support internal and external audits by providing complete and verifiable financial documentation.
- Ensure reports meet donor, partner, and regulatory requirements.
Asset & Inventory Coordination
- Maintain updated asset registers and support periodic asset verification.
- Collaborate with procurement and store teams to track inventory movement and valuation.
Systems & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to internal financial policies and donor financial requirements.
- Maintain a high level of accuracy, transparency, and integrity in financial processes.
- Use the Odoo ERP system for financial entries, reconciliation, and reporting (training can be provided).
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.
- CPA Section 2/3 and above. CPA(K) will be an added advantage.
- At least 4 years of hands-on accounting experience with community development projects in rural Kenya, preferably in NGOs or donor-funded projects.
- Proven experience with reconciliations, reporting, and financial controls.
- Proficiency in accounting software; knowledge of Odoo ERP is an added advantage.