Business Systems Planning Developer vacancy

Safaricom Business Systems Planning Developer (Business Intelligence) vacancy

Safaricom Limited is the leading mobile telecommunications company in Kenya.

We are at the forefront of the industry and always seek to attract and retain talented, creative and innovative team players who are excited by the opportunity of pushing the frontiers of this evolving technology, growing our services, exciting our customers and contributing to our community.
At Safaricom, we take pride in our talent and develop them to realize their maximum potential!
Business Systems Planning Developer (Business Intelligence)
Ref: TECHNOLOGY_BSPD_FEB _2014
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Product & Service Development Department within the Technology Division.
In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the
criteria indicated below:
Reporting to the Senior Manager Business Systems Planning, the role holder will be in charge of Development and 3rd line support of Safaricom Management Information Systems (Data Ware-house and Business intelligence (BI)) and all reporting and analytics systems.
This will include, but not limited to,

• Churn management tools, Fraud management and Revenue assurance systems, Data Mining Systems,Campaign Management Systems and Dealer Incentive Management systems;
• Work with other departments within the company to identify requirements and develop solutions (database design, workflows, user/data interfaces) ;
• Configure and/or customize BI and analytics systems to meet business requirements using various database and software tools;
• Assist in presentations of system functionality to new users and departments ;
• Enhance and create user and system documentation as needed.
  

Key Responsibilities:

• Create test plans, test data sets and perform automated testing to ensure all components of the developed systems meet specifications;
• Work directly with the IT support personnel and teams to resolve issues identified and
  escalated during daily operations;
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents;
• Formalize test plans and implement troubleshooting procedures;
• Upgrading products and applying patches as necessary;
• Maintaining and modifying reports/queries on an as- needed basis;
• Managing and supporting the security implementation;
• Troubleshooting database connectivity issues;
• Maintaining, coordinating back up and restoring the ETL and Reports repositories and other Systems binaries and source codes;
• Conduct business user requirements analysis and specification;
• Specify computer system requirements for the solution of complex business problems
  and formulates designs for their solutions;
• Perform the necessary technical design and development functionality to ensure that business application systems can be effectively developed and implemented;
• Design and development of front-end tier(s), middle tier(s), and /or back-end database tier(s) for business applications.
• Capturing of business applications information needs and mapping of the same to the software and /or database components;
• Performs data modelling to analyse and specify data structures within an application system;
• Coding of all ETL and analytics processes used within the BI systems;
• Perform the necessary technical design and development functionality to ensure that reporting needs can be effectively developed and implemented;
• Research and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality improvements for various procedures and applications;Role Requirements;
• Degree in Computer Science,Statistics or technical related field; Oracle Certified Developer; Certification in RDBMS;
• 3 years development experience with development tools e.g. Java ;
• 3 years development experience with low level programming C++, C.;
• 3 years’ experience RDMS preferably Oracle, MS SQL Server;
• 3 years’ experience in data warehousing, business analysis, knowledge in Business Systems modeling and data retrieval;
• 4GL for programming – Visual Basic/Oracle Application builder;
• SAS/SPSS Data Mining experience will be an added advantage;
• Systems Analysis and Solutions Architecting;
• Programming and Systems Development;
• SQL & Oracle database management ;
• Data Quality & Cleansing experience;
• Advanced Unix scripting and user skills;
• Experience in processes and procedures management; Communication, interpersonal
  skills and attention to details.
  

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below
by Thursday 6th February 2014.

The Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi
via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

Sales Representatives Jobs vacancies 2 Posts

Regional Sales Representatives Jobs vacancies (KShs 50K)2 Posts

A leading Company in manufacturing of PVC products in Kenya is looking for Regional Sales Representatives to work in Rift Valley Region and Eastern & Central Region.

Qualification:

• Must have at least 3 years’ experience in a sales / marketing position.
• Experience gained in a hardware/construction/ agricultural company preferred.
• Minimum of a diploma in a sales course.

Responsibility:

• Establishes, develops and maintains business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organization’s products
• Ensuring gradual growth in sales of our existing customers
• Ensuring that new customers are targeted in their regions
• Coordinates sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting & dispatch to make sure sales targets are met
• Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports
  

Monthly gross salary: KShs. 50,000/= Deadline: 15th February 2014

Applications: Send your up to date CV to: application@summitrecruitment-kenya.com

Summit Recruitment & Training, Blixen Court,
Karen road, Karen.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.

Please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements of the job.

Ipsos Credit Control Executive Job vacancy

Ipsos Credit Control Executive Job vacancy

Can you deliver a first class service?A promising and exciting career awaits you to join the winning team... Ipsos is a world-leading research company operating in more than 80 countries. It has revenues in excess of €1Bn and employs 16,000 staff worldwide.

Ipsos provides research services and strategic insight to the world’s largest corporations and many public sector organizations. Ipsos is organized in each country of operation across its global business lines and its functions, in a matrix organization that is designed to achieve operational excellence,
functional expertise and client satisfaction.
The global business lines are research services that fall into the categories of marketing, advertising, loyalty, media, communications and technology and public affairs.In Kenya, Ipsos is especially active in the media, communications and technology, public affairs and marketing research areas.
Credit Control Executive - Ipsos in Kenya Key Accountabilities

• Raising MediaCT invoices
• Issuance of receipts for cash and cheque payments received
• Customer Debt collection
• Timely dispatch of customer monthly statements
• Lean up of Media CT debtors account
• Preparation and distribution of customers ageing analysis report
• Preparation and reconciliation of individual debtors account
• Timely response to internal and external client queries
• Ensure that debts are paid in a timely manner
• Meet cash & debtor Monthly collection targets set by the company and reporting performance as per WSBL
• Continuously follow up on overdue invoices by telephone, email, letter and face to face meetings within agreed timelines
• Maintain accurate records of all debt collection activity
• Regular meetings with Project Managers and Client Service Executives to ensure all relevant debts are managed as necessary
• Ensure that all transactions are compliant with the company credit policies
• Provide accurate advice on billing queries
• Respond promptly and completely to both client and internal enquiries
• Recommend files for transfer to the Debt Recovery services
• Providing ad-hoc reporting as and when requested
• Post payments to accounts and allocate as required
• Undertake account reconciliations as required
• Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met

Send out monthly client statements/letters as may be agreed from time to time
Other duties as delegated from time to time by the Credit control Manager or any other
designated personEducation and Essential Skills

• A Diploma in the relevant field. Bachelor’s Degree will be added advantage
• Holder of at least CPA Part 2
• At least 2 years working experience in a credit control department in a busy environment
• Familiar with accounts procedures, client ledgers, disbursements and office accounts
• Knowledge of Research and Media Activities
• Possess a good understanding of Excel, Word and general computer proficiency
• Ability to manage & prioritize an extensive workload
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• High standard of numeracy, accuracy with attention to detail
• Strong organizational & time management skills
• Ability to recognize potential risks to the company that should be escalated
• A team player with a flexible approach and a willingness to learn
• A self-starter who is pro-active and can set and achieve goals

If you are this person, then you are right for us and we are right for you!This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to Ipsos values.
If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV in detailing your experience for the post and include daytime telephone contacts to careers-ke@ipsos.com .Applications will not be considered if covering letter is not attached.

Include “Credit Control Executive” in the cover letter and email subject header.Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Deadline for application: Friday, 7^th February 2013
For more information on Ipsos please visit:
www.ipsos.com