Finance Managers (4 Positions)

Finance Managers (4 Positions)
Job Details
Our client, a stable and growing investment company with interest in hospitality, manufacturing and agricultural sectors is looking for Finance Managers for 4 of its establishments.
The Job
The role of the Finance Manager is to among other things:

• Providing and interprete financial information;
  
• Monitoring cash flows and predicting future trends;
  
• Analyzing change and advising accordingly;
  
• Formulating strategic and long-term financial plans;
  
• Developing financial management mechanisms that minimize financial risk;
  
• Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities;
  
• Managing a company’s financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems;
  
• Liaising with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is carried out;
  
• Producing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines;
  
• Managing budgets;
  
• Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation.
  

Requirements

1. The successful candidate is a self motivated individual who uphold professional values, integrity, is innovative, and one who can work well in a team.
   
2. In addition, the person should possess a degree in finance/accounts and should be an ACCA or CPA(K) with 5 years experience in a similar position or with 7 years as a Chief Accountant.
   

If you think you are this person, please send your testimonials online not later than Wednesday, February 12th, 2014.




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GSM Systems East Africa Key Account Manager vacancy

GSM Systems East Africa Key Account Manager,

GSM Systems East Africa-Nairobi, Kenya
Job description
Key Account Manager, GSM Systems East Africa
GSM Systems East Africa provides products and services to reduce cost and inefficiency in telecom network maintenance and supply. By delivering innovative re-use and network maintenance solutions which deliver measurable value for our customers, we have experienced sustained growth over time. During the last 10 years we have built resilient strength in our customer base, our organization, and the value of our market offering.
By combining flexibility and cost competitiveness with multi-vendor technical skill GSM Systems East Africa delivers agile, transparent and cost effective solutions to optimize telecom network maintenance and asset re-use. Our commitment to excellence in service delivery and customer service is proven in a range of markets and services. Please visit www.gsmsystems.com for more information.
Our Team
We have a strong management foundation thanks to the team bonds which have been forged in some of the most challenging markets in the world. This sets our organization apart and has allowed us to extend that foundation and build a service culture that is second to none in the markets we serve.
Position Summary: Key Account Manager
If your thoughts sound like this "This challenge is new and different. Overcoming it is going to be difficult, and it’s going to be fun" then you may have what it takes to excel in this context. One of our core Principles is to "Break down barriers and create opportunities“ and if that is something you enjoy, you may have found the right role.
The last 10 years of growth have been execution driven - and our strategic planning has focused on delivering outstanding customer outcomes as top priority. There remains important work to be done to build a lasting operational platform that will sustain our operational growth in Kenya through the long term. We face new and sometimes unforeseen challenges as we grow, and as a senior executive team we consider it our responsibility to ensure each challenge makes us stronger as an organization. This is particularly important in Kenya where GSM Systems East Africa is seeking to increase its revenue generation by strengthening its local customer relationships and finding new telecom opportunities either directly within existing market or in cooperation with partners and seeks a Key Account Manager to join our sales team in Nairobi to secure new business and manage existing customer accounts. This will build on the considerable success GSM Systems East Africa has already made in East African region through its operations center in Nairobi as well as current strategic contracts in Kenya and the COMESA markets. We are looking for an identifier who will see creative opportunities, a builder who will add his/her value to build the sales strategy within the organization and a driver who can execute very well.
GSM Systems East Africa team culture is characterized with perseverance, accentuating our strengths and making our weaknesses irrelevant through teamwork, constant learning, knowledge sharing, fun, cross- functionality, humility, commitment, active participation in charitable causes, and ownership of outcomes.
The position will consist of the following activities and requirements:

• Cultivate and grow relationships with suppliers and customers
  
• Assist with the sales and purchasing process as needed
  
• Assist office with internal processes
  
• Ability to speak fluent English. Additional local language proficiency e.g. Swahili would be beneficial
  
• Leadership Competencies: Treats people with respect, efficiency of execution, network of talented people, flexible/adaptable.
  
• Personal Competencies: Integrity/honesty, organization and planning, calm under pressure,
  
• Moves fast, follows through on commitments.
  
• Motivational competencies: enthusiasm/ability to motivate others, persistent, proactivity/takes initiative, work ethic, sets high standards.
  
• Interpersonal Competencies: listening skills, open to constructive criticism and others’ ideas, written communications, oral communication, teamwork, persuasion, holds people accountable.
  
• Technical/Functional Competencies: Sales, marketing, information technology, knowledge of the telecom industry and the local market.
  
• Management Competencies: Ability to manage a sales team effectively and oversee personnel designated to specific accounts.
  
• Willingness to travel abroad, both to Global GSMS Office as well as other countries in the East Africa/COMESA Region.
  

Desired Skills and Experience

• Sales strategy: Develop specific plan on how to sell GSM Systems East Africa products (local services, equipment sales, repair of network items) to existing and potential customers in the East Africa & COMESA region
  
• Revenue targets: will be communicated depending on agreed territory and opportunities
  
• Win-Win Negotiation: Get business stakeholders together to provide win-win approach/analysis to drive business deals to close.
  
• Win major contracts: Personally win new customers and grow share of customer, knock down barriers to entry and close deals; build & enhance strategic 3^rd party relationships
  
• Analysis and planning: Monitor sales activity related to existing customers, pipeline, and prospects; provide accurate forecasts.
  

• Teamwork: interact effectively with other parts of the company, get operational statistics that would promote business including providing objective win/loss analysis and customize this to strengthen the value proposition for local customers.
  

About this company
GSM Systems is a fast-growing firm specializing in a dynamic niche in the telecom industry. The company specializes in reducing network operating and capital expenditures for network operators and OEMS such as T-mobile and Vodafone. The company has maintained a focus on emerging markets since 2003 and has flourished by providing solutions that drive efficiency and reduce cost.
Our Guiding Principles: If these speak to who you are and how you work, we look forward to your application


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British American Tobacco Area Data Lead vacancy

British American Tobacco Area Data Lead vacancy

Nairobi -Kenya
Purpose Statement
Project TaO (Targeting Operating Model and One SAP) will be designing a global SAP template to support the business processes in all the Group’s operating companies.

The Area Data Lead is responsible for the coordination and delivery of data migration activities in support of One SAP deployment in ECAA. The role includes mobilising resources, managing data activities and obtaining local sign-off.

Key Deliverables

• Coordinate all data activities in the migrating local function/area. The focus is primarily data Migration activities, though involvement may be required in other data related areas such as data maintenance , data management and data governance activities
  
• Responsible for signing off the DMI(data migration inventory), DQAP (data quality action plan), BDR (Business Data Roadmap) and data loads
  
• Act as an ambassador for all data activities locally. Raise the profile of data in the migrating local function
  
• Manage the local data migration team
  
• Develop and manage area/function migration plan covering data migration, data cleansing and other data readiness activities
  
• Provide status reports to Regional Data Lead, Regional PMO and local function PMO
  
• Ensure that data activities are sufficiently resourced. Mobilise the local data resources as required
  
• Ensure full participation from required local SMEs and that all data objects are assigned to local Data Owners
  
• Cascade deliverables and responsibilities to local resources, as required, and follow up to ensure completion
  
• Track risks and issues relating to data readiness. Escalate when appropriate
  
• Attend relevant One SAP workshops, representing the deployment wave or data stream
  
• Work with One SAP Data team and System Integrators to complete data migration deliverables
  
• Coordinate data sign-off with local Data Owners
  
• Lead data related change management activities
  
• Lead local cutover activities
  
• Co-ordinate and manage all local data activities in line with the cutover plan. Responsible for business led cutover and deployment activities
  
• Represent One SAP ’s approach to Master Data Management in forums within BAT and possibly at external conferences
  
• Promote and ensure use of appropriate techniques, methodologies and tools
  
• Assist in the development
  Essential requirements
  

• First degree
  
• 2-5 years’ experience
  
• Has a Good understanding of data management practices, principles and techniques
  
• Understands the implications of data quality improvement on application change, process change, data cleansing etc.
  
• Change Management and Business Engagement skills
  
• Communications Skills
  
• Has excellent analysis, research and facilitation skills
  
• Has ability to work in cross-functional, geographically-dispersed teams
  
• Works well at the detailed level, but also has the ability to focus at a global level
  Desirable requirements
  

• Knowledge of BAT business operating model
  
• Good knowledge of the business entities, their systems and data
  
• Has experience working in a complex, multi-layered, multi-international organisation or project preferably in a manufacturing supply chain environment
  
• Has previously worked on SAP R/3 systems. Experience of SAP data migration and SAP ECC6.0 knowledge is required.
  Working at BAT
  British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceed expectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.
  Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each of our markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibility expected of global consumer brands.
  If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeed you’ll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potential too.
  British American Tobacco is an equal opportunity employer.
  Employing company British American Tobacco Kenya Limited
  British American Tobacco (www.bat.com) is a market leading, global organisation with a long, established history and a bright and dynamic future. Thanks to our people we have continued to deliver growth and exceed expectations in an increasingly complex and challenging marketplace.
  
  Our aim is to become the leading tobacco company in each of our markets by providing excellent products with confidence and responsibility expected of global consumer brands.
  
  If you have the talent and motivation to help us succeed you'll find we are equally committed to helping you reach your full potential too.
  Removal Date
  15-Feb-2014

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