# Senior Accountant Job AGL Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/senior-accountant-job-agl Company: AGL Category: Accounting Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-09-10 Expires: 2026-10-25 ## Job Description Accounting Jobs, AGL Jobs. Responsible for managing accounting activities, preparing financial reports, reconciling accounts, monitoring financial transactions, supporting budgeting, and ensuring accurate financial records. Requires a relevant qualification in accounting, finance, or a related field. The position is based in Nairobi and requires on-site work. ### Key Responsibilities The roles exist to ensure that the organization maintains accurate books of accounts. One will support Yuesen business and another will support AGL-Special Economic Zone. Based in Nairobi and reporting to the Financial Controller ,the specific responsibilities will be to:- Post general accounting Journals - Ensure proper classification and posting of expenses into correct GL accounts. - Review completeness of accruals, provisions, and prepayments monthly. - Ensure supporting schedules for allocated accounts are prepared and shared on time. - Review accuracy of standing charges. - Conduct full trial balance review and maintain up-to-date supporting schedule - Ensuring journals are properly approved before booking - Matching general ledgers Month-End, Annual Reporting, Audit & Budgeting - Ensure accurate cost allocation for assigned accounts monthly. - Prepare and share accrual and prepayment reports monthly. - Ensure all provisions are accurate, reviewed, and posted on time. - Provide supporting schedules during month-end, budget preparation, tax audits, and internal/external audits. - Support Financial Controller (FC) on reporting, including Net Working Capital (NWC) and Forex impact analysis. Tax Filing & General Ledger Management - Follow up on supplier invoices rejected on iTax and ensure resolution monthly. - Ensure matching of VAT accounts and timely resolution of discrepancies. - Ensure monthly upload and reconciliation of auto-populated VAT. - Investigate and resolve inconsistencies between iTax and local books with clear explanations and timelines. - Ensure VAT and WHT are filed in good time - Prepare and submit payroll byproducts. Eg Nssf, Nhif, AHL,Nita and other payroll related deductions - Ensure clean tax accounts in SAP Approval of Disbursement Costs and general expenses - Ensure all invoices are fully supported by relevant documentation (RCNs, POs, Delivery Notes, Payment Passes, Inbound Sheets, Billing). - Confirm that cost recovery has been done before invoice approval; document any variances. - Raise disputes with operations and follow up for timely resolution within agreed deadlines. - Ensure proper coding of General expenses in SAP - Ensure proper allocation of costs. Inventory Management - Provide reports on cyclical and year-end stock counts. - Support business control in inventory reconciliation and variance analysis. Bank reconciliations - Prepare monthly bank reconciliations - Review and resolve reconciling items in bank reconciliations - Liaise with treasury to close outstanding items in the bank reconciliations Qualifications - Business Degree - CPA (K), ACCA, CFA or equivalent - Working knowledge of SAP - Three years experience in a busy Finance environment ### How to Apply Click here to apply ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.