How to Apply: Interested and qualified? Go to Pantech Kenya Limited on www.linkedin.com to apply.
Show Tally ERP Mastery Before You Walk Into the Interview
This role hinges on daily reconciliations and tight month-end reporting. Hiring managers will probe your hands-on Tally ERP skills and your ability to keep books clean under production pressure.
1. Prove Tally ERP fluency on your CV: List specific Tally modules you've used (e.g., Accounts Receivable, Payables, Inventory) and quantify your daily transaction volumes. If you've handled BOM costing, mention it—it's a differentiator.
2. Prepare a reconciliation story: Be ready to walk through a time you found and fixed a discrepancy in cash, bank, or Mpesa. Use numbers and steps—shows you can handle the daily grind.
3. Brush up on Excel shortcuts: Expect to be tested on VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and SUMIFS. Practice building a simple cash flow statement in Excel before the interview.
4. Understand the production link: Since you'll work with the Production Department on BOM and costing, review basic cost accounting concepts like raw material valuation and finished goods reconciliation.
5. Show you can meet deadlines: The posting stresses sending statements by the 5th and weekly reports. Give an example of how you've managed recurring deadlines without missing them.
6. Communicate clearly: You'll handle customer and management inquiries. Prepare a concise, professional response to a tricky accounting question—shows you can explain numbers to non-accountants.
7. Know your reports: Be ready to outline how you'd prepare a profit & loss statement and a cash flow statement from raw data. Mention the key line items you'd check.
8. Ask smart questions: Inquire about the ERP version they use, the size of the receivables ledger, and how the finance team collaborates with production. It shows genuine interest and foresight.