Chief Accountant
Location: Nairobi with a possibility of being moved to Mombasa
Location: Nairobi with a possibility of being moved to Mombasa
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller
Position
The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for
financial operations and management of the finance office, ensuring compliance with
accounting, procurement, reporting as well as industry requirements.
S/he will work hand in hand with the other team members in the accounting department to ensure the institution works towards achieving its vision.
Key Responsibilities
S/he will work hand in hand with the other team members in the accounting department to ensure the institution works towards achieving its vision.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise cash
management processes and ensure funds are reconciled and replenished in a
timely manner.
- Take a lead role
in preparation and review of budgets while monitoring to ensure that
financial reports are prepared accurately and in a timely manner.
- S/he will also
be responsible for sub-office payroll management, ensuring compliance with
tax regulations as well provide technical assistance where it is of
necessity.
- Develop finance
talent and pipeline plans, coach teams.
- Functional
forecasting and strategic planning through medium term plan.
Desired Qualifications, Skills and Abilities
- A qualified
Accountant with Minimum CPAK, FCCA
- Bachelor’s
degree in a respective field such as Accounting, Finance, Financial
Management.
- Five to ten
years significant accounting experience in a related field
- Experience with
SAP Business accounting systems required.
- Working
experience in an Import/Export Environment
- Strong computer
skills, particularly Excel, Word and Access.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated
strengths in financial management with a strong client service focus; able
to work with diverse groups of people and team oriented environment.
- Problem analysis
and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level.
- Able to express
technical ideas and concerns in a non-technical environment.
- Maturity and
discretion, able to work with, and maintain confidential information.
- Preferred age is
40 years and above
Qualified candidates are required to send their cover letters
and Resumes to apply@kenyajobsconnection.com by 20th July 2011.
Ensure “Chief Accountant” is the application’s Title.
Ensure “Chief Accountant” is the application’s Title.
