Job Title: Head of Finance - Security Company
Industry: Security
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Open and negotiable based on experience
They offer manned guarding, K-9 guarding,
investigations, VIP protection, Fire Services and Cash-in-transit.
They seek to hire a Head of Finance
who will be reporting to the Country Manager – Kenya. Asians are
encouraged to apply
Job Purpose
Job Purpose
- To implement financial policies for budgets,
cash management, accounting, auditing and financial reporting
- Ensuring compliance to the legal framework,
dictated by industry and statutory bodies required to manage the
organization, whilst maintaining relationships with external stakeholders
including the bankers, auditors and service providers.
- Lead and manage the function through nurturing
a culture of oneness, with a focus on working together to achieve business
goals, in addition to harnessing cross-functional relationships.
- Ensure functional accountability through clear
process management, with a focus on managing resources to achieve overall
business goals.
- Liaise with the Executive to form strategy and
give direction in order to achieve overall corporate goals.
- Manage internal processes and systems so as to
ensure best practice in the management of operations, with a focus on
continuous improvements and controls.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy:
- Partner with the Executive on operational and
strategic issues, providing recommendations based on financial analysis
and projections, cost identification and allocation, and revenue/expense
analysis.
- Participate in the ongoing strategic planning
process as an integral member of the leadership team.
- Oversee long-term budgetary planning and cost
management in alignment with the organization’s strategic plan.
- Oversees the continual improvement of
accounting and administrative operational systems, processes and policies
in support of organization’s mission.
- Play a significant role in long-term
implementation planning, leading initiatives geared toward operational
excellence.
- Engage the Board Finance Committee around
issues, trends and changes affecting the operating model and operational
delivery of the organization.
Financial and Operations Management:
- Oversee overall financial management,
planning, systems and controls for the organization.
- Oversee the general accounting function, which
includes company transactions, cash management/reconciliation for multiple
accounts, financial reporting and balance sheet management, in addition to
stock control and asset management.
- Ensure that the organization’s financial
records are maintained in compliance with organizational policies and
statutory/legal requirements.
- Create and manage the organizational budget in
coordination with the Executive and Functions Heads.
- Ensure organization of fiscal documents and
corporate records, incompliance statutory/legal requirements
- Participate in regular meetings with the
Executive around fiscal planning.
- In collaboration with the Executive, develop
annual budgets, monitor revenue and expenses to insure compliance.
- Monitor financial performance of the
organization.
- Review accounting activities to ensure that a
standard level of internal controls and audit procedures and techniques
are applied.
- Responsible for the oversight and review of
organization payroll, monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other
filings to ensure compliance.
- Develop work procedures or processes to
provide the necessary controls on the organization’s assets, including
stock and fleet.
- Statutory/legal requirements.
- Participate in regular meetings with the
Executive around fiscal planning.
- In collaboration with the Executive, develop
annual budgets, monitor revenue and expenses to insure compliance.
- Monitor financial performance of the
organization.
- Review accounting activities to ensure that a
standard level of internal controls and audit procedures and techniques
are applied.
- Responsible for the oversight and review of
organization payroll, monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other
filings to ensure compliance.
- Develop work procedures or processes to
provide the necessary controls on the organization’s assets, including
stock and fleet.
- Ensure maintenance of all financial, contract
and payroll files.
- Oversee long- and short-term debt management.
- Be the lead for the organization’s
relationships with insurance providers, bankers and external auditor.
Supervisory responsibilities:
- Oversee the recruitment, training and
development of accounting and administrative staff.
- Ensures completion of all induction and
training requirements by direct reports.
- Motivate staff to achieve goals through
individual and team supervision, coaching, goal setting, training and
staff development, among other strategies.
- Review and evaluate staff performance.
- Remain accountable for positive client service
and accurate record keeping.
- Directly supervise Finance Manager,
Procurement Manager, Fleet Manager, Warehouse Supervisor and
Administration Officer.
Other responsibilities:
- Participate in leadership team and staff
meetings.
- Foster a culture of oneness within Finance and
Administration.
- Harness cross-functional relationship for the
continuous improvement of business operations and processes
- Focus upon managing processes with adequate
controls in order to minimize manipulation of the same.
Corporate success factors:
- Deliver quality service, every day, every time
- Leading provider of innovative technology
based security solutions
- Adherence to a robust revenue collection
policy
- Continuous improvement of processes,
procedures and service delivery
- Value adding talent management and succession
planning model
Finance:
- Timely issuance of management accounts and
reports
- Adherence to the Procurement policy and
procedure
- Ensure fleet in managed within budget, no
exceptions
- 0% stock variation
- Support the Executive in undertaking key
financial decisions, in addition to preparing financial reports for the
Board
- Lead the department ensuring high levels of
performance, discipline and motivation
- Develop and maintain the department’s budget
annually
- Ensure adherence and improvements to the ISO
quality assurance policy and OSHA health and safety policy (Targets TBC)
Required Qualifications and
Experience
- Bachelors and Masters in Finance or relevant
field
- Professional management qualification, in
addition to finance qualification e.g. ACCA, CPA
- Seven to nine years of experience in finance,
a minimum three of which should be at Senior Management level, preferably
in the security industry
- Experience in the implementation and
management of finance strategies, policies and process
- Working knowledge of multiple finance
functions including budgeting, cost control, asset management
If you are up to the challenge,
posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only
quoting the job title on the email subject (Head of Finance - Security Company)
to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Tuesday 17th March, 2015.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
