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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Computed
and remitted Taxes and statutory returns
- Ensured
compliance of all Tax issues and finalized KRA audit issues
- 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.
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