The Accounts Assistant is a professional, responsible for daily registering of financial transactions, gathering and monitoring financial data, preparing accurate statements, forecasting costs and revenues and managing tax payments. The Accounts Assistant ensures compliance with accounting regulations and supports the company’s financial decisions.

The Accounts Assistant of Florensis Kenya reports hierarchically to the Finance Officer and functionally to the International Shared Service Centre in the Netherlands. The function is full-time. The job location is Naivasha.

What does your job as an Accounts Assistant at Florensis entail?

• Responsible for day-to-day registration of purchase invoices, bank transactions, payroll transactions, and all other bookkeeping transactions

• Responsible for the consistency and accuracy of the general ledger

• Managing tax payments

• Creating and processing VAT and WHT declarations

• Monitoring and reporting of accounting discrepancies

• Ensuring that appropriate financial regulations and controls are in place and are properly functioning at all times

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.

• CPA qualification (at least Part I completed) will be an added advantage.

• Minimum of three (3) years' relevant work experience as an Accounts Assistant, preferably within a horticultural or agricultural environment.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to develop reports, analyse financial data, and create interactive dashboards for management reporting

• Advanced knowledge of MS Office/365 and accounting software

• In-depth understanding of business bookkeeping procedures

• Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate financial reports, analyse data, and develop dashboards for management reporting.

• Solid knowledge of Kenyan accounting principles and local tax regulations

• Excellent numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to adapt to and perform well in a multicultural setting, composed of people from different backgrounds and strong opinions.
  

What we offer

• A dynamic and supportive work environment within a leading horticultural company.

• An opportunity to gain valuable experience in a fast-paced finance function.

• Exposure to financial reporting, data analysis, and management dashboard development.

• A collaborative culture that values accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• A fixed-term contract for the maternity leave coverage period, with an opportunity for extension based on individual performance and or organisational needs.

Working at Florensis

Florensis is a leading family business in the international ornamental horticulture sector. We strive to be the most reliable, innovative and sustainable breeder and propagator. We have production and breeding locations in the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Kenya and Ethiopia. With more than 2,000 employees, we annually supply a product range of 4,000 plant varieties to 8,000 professional growers in 50 countries. Corporate social responsibility comes as natural to us as offering the best quality with the highest supply reliability.

Florensis Kenya is our production location in the horticultural area Naivasha (100 km north of Nairobi). Here we propagate cuttings of annuals and perennials. The location is 14 hectares in size and has 400 permanent employees. Besides our greenhouses, we have a clinic, a Florensis village including an child education centre and daycare. We undertake many sustainaibility projects for the community, one of one of which has led to a lot of wonderful animals at our riparian land, next to the farm.