Accounts Clerk

Job Description

Severin Sea Lodge is a traditional Swahili-style resort on Bamburi Beach featuring 188 rooms and the award-winning Imani Dhow restaurant. We deliver heartfelt African hospitality with integrity, professionalism, and precision, creating tranquil stays rooted in authentic culture and sustainable practices.

1. Accounts Clerk

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.

How to Apply

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