A Kenyan Job Market

A Kenyan Jobs Market

Sunday 20 April 2014

CocaCola RIG driver vacancy

CocaCola RIG driver vacancy

Job Description
We are seeking to recruit a RIG MC based in our Marketing Department to grow our Brands’ awareness, loyalty and volume through consumer experiential events targeted at recruitment and retention. The successful candidate will report to the Rig Events Team Leader.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Run and coordinate roadshows.
- Engage consumers and the trade about our brands through product talks and the current campaigns being executed.
- Formulate games and activities that will ensure that the roadshows achieve their desired objectives.
- Manage and execute routes sales plans and the actual selling to achieve desired objectives.
- Maintain quality standards in the running of events as well as ensuring that all events occur within The Coca-Cola Company’s Responsible Marketing Policy.
- Maintain special events assets.




Skills, Experience & Education
- A minimum of a Diploma in Sales & Marketing or Public Relations; Degree in a Business related field or Public Relations will be an added advantage.
- At least 2 years experience in the management of roadshows either as an MC or an Events coordinator.
- A Team player who is proactive and a self starter.
- A vibrant confident personality who is a good communicator and can keep a crowd engaged and going.
- Certificate of Good Conduct not more than six months old.




To apply log on to

http://cocacolasabco.erecruit.co.za/candidateapp/Jobs/View/080414-6/RIG_MC

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Team Leader, Global Business Services vacancy

Team Leader, Global Business Services vacancy

About this company
The Abraaj Group is a leading private equity investor operating in the growth markets of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, Turkey and Central Asia. Employing over 300 people, including 140 investment professionals, we have over 25 country offices spread across six regional hubs in Mexico City, Dubai, Istanbul, Mumbai, Nairobi and Singapore. Our local presence across these markets provides us with unmatched expertise, know-how, proprietary transactional access and the ability to grow partner businesses across borders
Job description
The Head of GBS will lead our back office operations. As part of this role he/she will manage the business processing teams that cover Finance and Fund Admin processes. The position will be responsible to manage the local team and interface with key internal stakeholders in terms of performance and service level assurance.
  • Ensure consistent delivery of services through the shared services including governance and service management along the defined service level agreements.
  • Directly supervise the work of the team (15 people) including mentoring, coaching, and providing advice on procedures/work methods.
  • Provide effective customer service including verbal and written communication such as handling complicated internal customer queries, issues, complaints, and questions.
  • Set the effective goals aiming for better quality, escalating processes, high speed and efficiency.
  • Develop detailed work plans, direct project teams, deliver status, meet deadlines, manage to budget, meet or exceed quality standards.
  • Guide team through problem definition, issue identification and work plan development using problem solving principles and past experience.
  • Work with virtual teams in different countries, managing cross cultural issues and keeping a good relationship with them.
  • Lead the team to prepare and provide open cases resolution for good performance in client services.
  • Manage team resources and provide updates on activities and project progress of the team
  • Ability to work with different team members in a respectful and inclusive manner



Desired Skills and Experience
  • +7 years of relevant work experience in Project Management and BPO space with management responsibilities ideally in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Skilled in business process reengineering and ability to expertly comprehend and map process flows
  • Experienced in Analytics and comprehends KPI’s to insure operations metrics and quality levels meet the SLA’s
  • Advanced presentation and writing skills to support team members with Training and Operations efforts
  • Solid troubleshooting skills
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Comprehension of BI tools and Six Sigma/lean practices
  • Experience/Knowledge of Oracle
  • Proficient with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Solid knowledge and hands on practice with Document workflow tools and processes
Applicants must send latest resume in PDF format along with the application



To apply log on to

http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/11651037?trk=vsrp_jobs_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2945567131392817682077%2CVSRPtargetId%3A11651037%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary

Senior Chief Accountant vacancy

Senior Chief Accountant vacancy

Location: Nairobi.
Industry: Manufacturing
Our client one of the most respected paint manufacturing companies with a well-developed countrywide network of distributors and manufactures of world class paints seeks to recruit a Senior Chief Accountant to fill one position, shared between the two companies who are on the same compound and report to the two Managing Directors of the two companies and shall manage the two Chief Accountants in each organisation.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
  • Supervise and guide the accounts operations to ensure the timely and accurate maintenance of accounts.
  • Prepare and document monthly profit and loss statements to be presented to the board.
  • Prepare operational management Accounts in accordance to the processes.
  • Develop financial data/tools to provide accurate information to the CEO, board and senior management team.
  • Monitor the management of payroll and payments of suppliers.
  • Performing accounting for capital projects from initiation to capitalisation as fixed assets.
  • Analyse actual versus budget cost variances.
  • Report and account on any new changes in the production process.
  • Analyse financial reports, cash flow and budget to assist senior management executives in enhancing performance.
  • Coordinate timely fulfillment of tax returns and various audits
  • Planning,directing,organising and synchronising the financial functions of the organisation by applying financial/ accounting principles.
  • Evaluate the organisations fiscal performance and advice on long term financial planning.
Business analysis:
  • Gather and collect financial data to prepare, recommend and predict future financial and operations analysed adequacy of capital, ability to pay debts and other solvency related issues
  • Analyse financial information and reports to provide financial recommendation to management for decision making.
  • Analyse current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditure to increase productivity.
Reporting and Budgetary control:
  • Prepared Management and treasury reports in accordance to IFRS and IAS
  • Ensured that the company’s Management accounts and information systems are comprehensive, accurate and up to date.
  • Liaise with the external Auditors during continuous and end of year audits.
  • Analyse the departmental expenditure reports and providing feedback to various departments on the performance levels vis-à-vis budget and suggesting corrective and improvement measures
  • Track, oversee, review and implement corrective action plans geared towards business performance improvement.
  • Formulate and establish associated Finance KPIs in line with the corporate objectives.
  • Support the development, implementation and initiatives for continual improvement of business operational performance, rock solid reporting and tightened internal controls.
Tax Issues:
  • Computed and remitted Taxes and statutory returns
  • Ensured compliance of all Tax issues and finalized KRA audit issues
Sage Pastel version 11 role:
  • Troubleshot on issues and confirmed alternative solutions where the stated design needed modification due to technical constraints within the System.
  • Recommended changes and impact on agreed requirements and design to the appropriate decision making forum for resolution (i.e. In-country Deployment Lead, Finance and Supply Chain Managers).
  • Reviewdata cleansing activities to ensure that any Finance specific data object issues are resolved.
  • Support the role mapping exercise and ensuring that the Finance roles are mapped accurately
  • Review and provide input to the training curriculum for Finance and confirm training requirements for Finance



Qualifications and Competences
  • Must be a holder of a Degree with Finance or accounting Option from a reputable university
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA K)
  • Computer skills and knowledge of: - MS-Word, Ms-Excel, Ms-Project and Sage Pastel
  • Knowledge of SAP is an added advantage
  • Have good presentation skills to be able to present to the board of directors.
  • A strong commercial sense in order to practically interpret the financial records in terms of revenues and costs.
  • Five years of accounting experience in middle level management



To apply, send your cover letter and CV only with no other attachments toapplications@flexi-personnel.com before 22nd February, 2014.

Clearly indicate the position applied for and the minimum salary expectation on the subject line.