Hospitality

Accounts Clerk

Severin Sea Lodge·Nairobi, kenya·Full Time·Onsite
HospitalityFull TimeOnsite
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Your responsibilities

As Accounts Clerk you keep Severin Sea Lodge's money accurate and settled, on-site in Mombasa. You reconcile daily takings, clear open items, and file Kenyan taxes on time.

  • Reconcile credit card takings against bank statements, PDQ reports, and system records.
  • Reconcile M-Pesa statements to the accounting system and clear any differences.
  • Review aged payables and receivables, follow up overdue balances, and resolve account differences.
  • Clear daily open items until unmatched entries are allocated.
  • Reconcile bank statements to the accounting records.
  • Check POS sales across hotel outlets: sessions closed, payments allocated, and differences with the accounts resolved.
  • Reconcile petty cash to vouchers, receipts, and the petty cash register.
  • Prepare, file, and pay VAT, PAYE, Withholding Tax, and other statutory returns on KRA iTax, including eTIMS.

Requirements

  • Diploma or bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • CPA Intermediate (Section 4), or an ACCA equivalent.
  • At least 3 years of practical accounting experience.
  • Hands-on Kenyan tax work on KRA iTax (VAT, PAYE, and/or Withholding Tax) and eTIMS.
  • Strong Excel or Google Sheets, including XLOOKUP and pivot tables.
  • Comfortable working in a paperless setup, with digital documents and electronic approvals.

An advantage

  • Accounting experience in a 4-star or 5-star hotel, resort, or large restaurant group.
  • Odoo, plus a hospitality PMS or POS such as Mews or Opera.

Benefits

  • Work on-site at Severin Sea Lodge, on Bamburi Beach in Mombasa.
  • Close collaboration with the finance team in a small, high-standard operation.
  • Career growth within Severin Hotels.
  • Competitive package aligned with experience.

Key skills

BA/BSc/HNDDiplomaProfessional Certificate

At a glance

Company

Severin Sea Lodge

Location

Nairobi, kenya

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

October 14, 2026

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