Group Financial Controller Job in Nairobi Kenya

Group Financial Controller

Department: Finance

Reports to: Chief Finance Officer

Job Location: Nairobi

Job Purpose:  Responsible for Group reporting, financial analysis and business control for the organization

Education and experience:
  • Bachelor degree in Accounting, Business Administration or similar
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Practical experience of working with an ERP
  • Hands on experience in manufacturing environment
  • Five years’ experience in FMCG or busy commercial environment
  • Experience in a Group environment will give a distinct advantage

Main Responsibilities:

  • Co-ordinate and consolidate Group Budgets and Forecasts
  • Consolidate Group management financial reports in an accurate and timely manner
  • Carry out financial analysis on business performance, highlight anomalies and opportunities and propose counter measures.
  • Group treasury  consolidation, analysis and forecasting
  • Analyze full  production costs  against standard costing
  • Value chain management, make recommendations on margins, discounts and  retiring of non- profitable SKUs
  • Decision support - business case preparation, payback follow up, budget vs actual follow up
  • Consolidate  Key  Performance Indicators (KPI), interpreting the results with variance analysis
  • Carry out detailed operational reviews (deep dives) in plants
  • Support bottler finance departments  in controls and reporting
  • Ensure compliance with Group policies, procedures, guidelines and chart of authority
  • Support business process  improvement initiatives  through benchmarking and application of best practice
  • Support the implementation of an ERP system
  • Preparation of board papers and ad hoc reports for board meetings
  • Ad hoc analysis- cost to serve, CAPEX, make vs buy and productivity enhancement

Key Skills and Competencies:
  • Thorough accounting and tax knowledge
  • Excellent analytical and modeling skills
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work in a high pressure environment
  • Good communication skills (oral and writing)
  • Highly proficient in MS office (Excel, Power point)

Application procedure:

Applicants should email their applications attaching a detailed curriculum vitae and a letter indicating why they are interested in and qualified for the position and the names of three referees who can provide confidential assessment of their capabilities to a Search Committee.

All communications relating to applications for this position should be addressed to email address: therecexpert@gmail.com    

Applications should be received by 25th July 2014.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


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