Position: Finance Manager – East African Region
Based in: Nairobi
Reports To: Regional Director East Africa
Company Profile:
Our client is a worldwide co-leader in the global spirits and wine
industry. Company Profile:
The company is primarily
focused on premium spirits (the high-margin segment of the industry), and has
leading premium brands in all key spirits categories.
The company seeks to
establish itself in East, Central and sub-Saharan Africa with its head office Kenya
(Nairobi).
Summary:
Incumbent is responsible for regional budgeting with treasury management, financial analysis and forecasting, preparation of various financial and executive reports.
Summary:
Incumbent is responsible for regional budgeting with treasury management, financial analysis and forecasting, preparation of various financial and executive reports.
The holder shall undertake
financial tracking of the department working closely with external partners
(company’s outsourced financial assistance and advisor), (company’s secretary)
and internally with various department heads in the execution of the Company’s
corporate strategy.
Reporting Responsibility
Monthly reporting to HFM (group internal reporting tool)
Monthly reporting to HFM (group internal reporting tool)
- Data
submission of monthly reporting into Prisma (P&L, B&S and CFS)
- Reconciliation
of P&L, B&S and CFS reporting with local accounts
- Reliability
of data submitted
- Consistency
with the companies Group requirements
Responsible for Budget, Strategic Plan & Estimates P&L
for the local establishment:
- Submission
of finance data for Budget, Strategic Plan & Estimates P&L,
B&S and CFS for the local establishment
- Rolling
R&O forecast / anticipate risks and opportunities and communicate them
to the company SSA cluster finance team
Elaboration of business analysis reports / presentation (which
will cover the East Africa region)
- Performances
analysis, KPIs follow-up and analysis of internal growth vs LY and
situation vs budget or yearly estimates
- Budget,
Plan, Estimate PWP presentation supports on the finance part
- Monthly
reporting comments for the West Africa region on the finance part
Accounting, Payroll, Tax and corporate responsibilities
To be the point of contact with KPMG
To be the point of contact with KPMG
- Responsible
for providing KPMG with all relevant information in due time so that
they can perform according to agreement
- Follow up of
KPMG output (quality and time)
- Renegotiation
of the agreement according to the company’s new requirements
To be the point of contact with external auditors
To be the point of contact with company secretary
To be the point of contact with our lawyers
To be the point of contact with company secretary
To be the point of contact with our lawyers
- Review of
contracts
- Administrative
/ legal compliance (permits, licences, etc)
- Treasury
Responsibilities
Cash optimization
Optimize cash management
Optimize cash management
Managing funding needs and
coordinating funding of the local establishment with cluster team
Management of Forex
exposure of the local establishment (especially fluctuations between USD and
Kenyan Shillings)
Review stock levels on a regular basis and manage stock levels down in order to meet cash flow targets
Review debtors age analysis on a regular basis
Internal Control Responsibilities
Responsible for the local establishment Internal Control & LSF (French Security Law)
Review stock levels on a regular basis and manage stock levels down in order to meet cash flow targets
Review debtors age analysis on a regular basis
Internal Control Responsibilities
Responsible for the local establishment Internal Control & LSF (French Security Law)
- Set-up of
all internal control procedures for Kenya
- Answering
the LSF questionnaire on yearly basis
- Risk mapping
every two years
Key interlocutor for auditors during internally or externally
audits
Job Competencies:
Skills:
Job Competencies:
Skills:
- Masters in
Finance
- Professional
Accounting qualification i.e. CPA-K/ ACCA/CPA – T or equivalent
- At least
8years experience in management;
- IT
proficiency- Computerized accounting system skills e.g., ACCPAC, Quick
Books, Pastel etc
Experience: 8- 10 years
Employee Profile:
Employee Profile:
- A
passionate, self-confident individual that is professional and result
driven.
- Strong
integrity and ability to work within a team.
- Well
groomed.
- Able to work
independently within set parameters.
- Good
negotiation and customer relationship management skills.
- Good
interpersonal skills both with internal and external relationships.
- Great oral
and written communication skills.
- Good at
planning and organising to ensure priority task management.
Working Conditions:
Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
Work may occasionally
require some local and international travel with overnight travel and weekend
and/or evening work.
To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location.
To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location.
Kindly also mention your
current/ last salary and benefits.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted
