Accounts Assistant at CBRE Excellerate

in Accounting & Finance
Full Time
Kenya
November 7, 2026

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    November 7, 2026
  • Location
    Kenya
  • Expiration date
    January 6, 2027
  • Experience
    3 Years
  • Gender
    Both
  • Qualification
    Bachelor Degree

Job Description

About the Role

The Accounts Assistant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting of the property management and CBRE Excellerate entity portfolios in SAP. The role ensures accurate debtors and creditors records, timely reconciliations, tax compliance and effective audit support.

Responsibilities

  • Debtors Management: Issue tenant invoices for rent, operating costs and utilities. Receipt tenant and management-company payments daily, post withholding tax certificates and maintain fully reconciled tenant accounts.
  • Credit Control and Arrears: Follow up collections weekly, prepare customer statements and monthly collection schedules, and report arrears to property managers.
  • Creditors Management: Raise purchase orders where required, capture supplier invoices, process supplier payments and withholding tax, and reconcile supplier accounts monthly.
  • Journals and Month-End: Post and reconcile prepaid income (rental schedules), prepaid expenses, accruals and general ledger journals in SAP.
  • Banking and Cash: Bank cheques, reconcile all bank statements monthly and prepare the collection schedule.
  • Tax Compliance: Prepare and file monthly VAT and withholding tax returns, and support responses to KRA queries (including VAT inconsistencies).
  • Reporting: Prepare the monthly finance management pack for Property Management and supporting schedules for the Country Finance Manager.
  • Audit Support: Provide schedules, reconciliations and responses to queries for the annual external audit.
  • Data Integrity: Maintain accurate SAP master data and postings, and identify process improvement opportunities (e.g. journals that can be automated or require Property Manager approval).

Qualifications, Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance; CPA (K) or demonstrable progress towards qualification.
  • Minimum 3 years’ accounting experience, preferably in property management or real estate.
  • Working knowledge of SAP FI (AR, AP, GL) and strong Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Solid understanding of Kenyan VAT and withholding tax, including KRA iTax and eTIMS.
  • High level of accuracy, strong time management and the ability to meet monthly deadlines across multiple entities.
  • Clear and professional communication with tenants, suppliers, property managers and auditors.

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