Senior Accountant
Responsibilities
- Managing the organization’s financial
accounting and reporting systems.
- Answerable to the Finance Manage
- Preparing and presenting all accounting
reports and presentations to the finance manager.
- Preparing reports and analyzing and evaluating
financial performance data.
- Developing and constructing long-term,
strategic financial and accounting plans..
- Monitoring and analyzing competitor
performance.
- Creating monthly accounting reports and cash
flow projections to predict future trends and developments.
- Revising business plan recommendations
according to research findings and analysis.
- Developing and overseeing accounting systems
that operates at minimal risk.
- Liaising with external auditing agencies,
legal bodies and statutory organizations to ensure financial and
accounting compliance.
- Managing the organization’s insurance budget.
- Analyzing change and advising accordingly;
- Conducting reviews and evaluations for
cost-reduction opportunities;
- Managing a company's financial accounting,
monitoring and reporting systems;
- liaising with auditors to ensure annual
monitoring is carried out;
- Developing external relationships with
appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, solicitors, bankers and statutory
organizations.
- Producing accurate accounting reports to
specific deadlines;
- Managing budgets;
- Arranging new sources of finance for a
company's debt facilities;
- Supervising all accounts department
staff;
- Keeping abreast of changes in accounting
regulations and legislation.
- Prepare monthly analysis of cost of goods sold
and operational expenses against prior year and budget, providing
explanations and business solutions to help mitigate the risks.
- Analyze financial and accounts performance in
partnership with the Finance manager against key business metrics and
document pertinent financial highlights that will enable management to
determine progress against budgets.
- Identify, investigate, and analyze potential
operational improvement. As appropriate, based on findings make proposal
for operational changes (policy, procedures, processes, etc.)
- Perform all other duties as assigned and
required by the Finance Manger
Education
- 10 years of experience in a similar position;
experience in Senior accounting preferred.
- Masters degree in Finance but not a must.
- CPA(k)
- Have a flare for numbers, work well with
people, aggressively anticipate impacts of workload/issues to team
deadlines and have a very positive work attitude including willing to work
some longer hours during peak periods.
- Strong experience in income statement
analysis.
- Advanced Excel skills, ability to work with
lookups and pivot tables.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and
PowerPoint.
- Experience with Oracle Financial Analyzer or
equivalent, and Business Intelligence, a plus.
- Good in presentation skills
- Strong organizational, analytical and
interpersonal skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication
skills.
- Self motivated to learn new concepts and
participate in new projects.
Starting salary is 100k - 200k
depending on experience.
All applications to be emailed to titus@kentrain.co.ke and mainamaina83@yahoo.com while indicating job title by 20th August 2015
All applications to be emailed to titus@kentrain.co.ke and mainamaina83@yahoo.com while indicating job title by 20th August 2015