Gamewatchers Safaris is a leading Kenyan safari company and has
been operating for over 20 years providing personalised safari arrangements to
the leading wildlife areas in East Africa.
Gamewatchers also owns and runs the award winning Porini Safari Camps situated within private wildlife conservancies in the Amboseli, Laikipia and Mara eco-systems.
The company seeks to recruit qualified candidates for the following senior positions:
Head of FinanceGamewatchers also owns and runs the award winning Porini Safari Camps situated within private wildlife conservancies in the Amboseli, Laikipia and Mara eco-systems.
The company seeks to recruit qualified candidates for the following senior positions:
The Head of Finance will be primarily responsible for:
- Managing
all the financial accounting systems within the company including
financial accounting, management accounting, forecasting, budgeting, payroll
and financial control systems including control of cash and assets.
- Ensuring
the production of accurate monthly management accounts, P&L, balance
sheet.
- Managing
and maintaining fixed asset and depreciation records.
- Producing
rolling cash flow forecasts, monitoring cash position daily and ensuring
creditors’ terms are met.
- Undertaking
such other financial analysis and reporting as requested by the Directors.
- Preparing
annual budgets and forecasts aligned to strategic plans and in accordance
with guidelines provided by the Directors.
- Auditing
and overseeing all tax and regulatory/compliance issues.
- Directing
the activities and monitoring the performance of staff within the Accounts
Department.
- Monitoring
the financial performance and controls within all other departments of the
company including the camps.
The successful candidate should have the following
qualifications and competencies
- Bachelor’s
degree preferably B.Com, Finance, or Business Administration
- Professional
Accountancy qualification- CPA(K) or equivalent
- ICT
skills especially in accounting packages, Word and Excel – Knowledge of
Tour plan and Pastel is a bonus.
- Minimum
eight (8) years of post qualification experience.
- Sound
understanding of professional standards, Proactive and of High integrity.
- Strong
analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, accuracy and good
judgment.
Procurement Manager
The Procurement Manager will be responsible for:
The Procurement Manager will be responsible for:
- Developing
and implementing a Procurement policy and planning for procurement for the
entire Group.
- Managing
purchasing information systems and services including supervising
purchasing staff, suppliers, service level agreements, maintaining records
of goods ordered, received and supplied to the camps.
- Preparing
and processing requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and
equipment. Maintaining well-organised stores on the premises.
- The
incumbent will be expected to effectively and proactively liaise with
other departments as necessary to forecast, plan to meet, and to supply as
per demand in the relevant quality all supplies required by the
Organization.
The successful candidate should have the following
qualifications and competencies:
- Bachelor’s
degree preferably in Procurement, Supplies management, Logistics or
Business Administration
- Professional
qualification- Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or
equivalent.
- Excellent
Communication and Negotiation Skills
- Sound
Technical Knowledge of procurement, warehousing, distribution preferably
gained in a hotel / tourism industry set up.
- Minimum
five (5) years of post qualification experience
- ICT
skills – knowledge of Pastel is a bonus
- Proactive
and of High integrity.
Human Resources - Gamewatchers Safaris
E-Mail: hr@gamewatchers.co.ke
Or post – P.O Box 388-00621 Nairobi
Closing Date for submission of CVs: 9th December 2011
NB: Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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