Join Our Team at Duma Works!
Are you a finance whiz that loves making sure the accounting and financial systems at a company are up to date and running smoothly?
Are you a finance whiz that loves making sure the accounting and financial systems at a company are up to date and running smoothly?
Are you partially self-taught and
love learning new things about your field?
Does the thought of following up with
clients on accounts receivable excite you?
Then you might be the right person
for us!
As a financial controller at Duma Works you’ll be working with the management team to come up with the best way to monitor, budget, and predict our finances.
As a financial controller at Duma Works you’ll be working with the management team to come up with the best way to monitor, budget, and predict our finances.
Our startup is investor-backed and
growing quickly and will use your models and budgets to inform all financial
decisions.
If you love the thought of building
the financial arm of Duma Works, working with an incredible team, and getting
things done while seeing your work bear fruits immediately, this is an amazing
job for you.
Desired Skills & Experience
If you start at Duma Works, you will:
Managing/Reporting
If you start at Duma Works, you will:
Managing/Reporting
- Ability to communicate financial concepts to
members of the team with diverse backgrounds
- Maintain a documented system of accounting
policies and procedures
- Manage and pay suppliers in a timely and
respectful manner
Transactions
- Process payroll in a timely manner
- Ensure accounts payable are paid in a timely
manner
- Try to get the best discounts for accounts
payable
- Manage and coordinate petty cash, mobile
money, and online banking records and payments
- Invoice clients in a timely and respectful manner
- Ensure accounts receivable are followed up and
collected promptly
- Ensure periodic bank reconciliations are
completed properly
- Work with accounting software (Quickbooks
online) to maintain the chart of accounts
- Maintain an orderly accounting system
- Maintain a system of controls over the
accounting system
Reporting
- Coordinate preparation of annual and monthly
reports
- Recommend benchmarks and milestones to track
and measure performance of company operations
- Work with company financial model to make predictions
and goals for operations and sales
- Manage production of annual budget and report
variances to management
- Create a system to manage cost reports
- Provide financial analyses as needed, in
particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract
negotiations
Compliance
- Coordinate and manage external auditors for
annual audit
- Coordinate and process periodic statutory tax
payments in a timely manner
Additional Accountabilities
- We are a growing startup and need you to wear
a wear a few hats, and do some additional things including
- Manage and coordinate any suppliers,
deliveries, and external contractors for office work
- Create and maintain filing system for all
company documents
You will need:
- People should describe you as “smart and gets
stuff done”
It will definitely be useful if you
have:
- Experience working in a startup environment
- A great sense of humor
- Knowledge of US tax systems preferred but not
a deal breaker
Company Description: DUMA Works is a leading job placement and
professional development company, specialising in short term, entry level, and
middle management jobs in Kenya.
Since 2012, hundreds of employers all
over Kenya have used DUMA Works to save time and money when identifying
qualified job candidates. We currently have over 35,000 job seekers in our
database and have matched over 3,000 of them to jobs.
Our vision is to create an empowered
society where no job opportunities are lost. Our mission stands to be the
developing world’s job reference system, and to enrich and empower a global
workforce.
The team at DUMA Works includes 12 full-time employees. We work within a mutually supportive, casual environment that still supports hard work, challenges, and personal and professional growth.
How to apply
If you have any questions regarding this job or if you would like to apply, please don’t hesitate to contact Arielle Sandor on Arielle@dumaworks.com
Applications letters and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “Financial Controller 1841”, Your Full name & Phone number. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
N.B: When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take a basic screening test over SMS. The SMS with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.
The team at DUMA Works includes 12 full-time employees. We work within a mutually supportive, casual environment that still supports hard work, challenges, and personal and professional growth.
How to apply
If you have any questions regarding this job or if you would like to apply, please don’t hesitate to contact Arielle Sandor on Arielle@dumaworks.com
Applications letters and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “Financial Controller 1841”, Your Full name & Phone number. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
N.B: When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take a basic screening test over SMS. The SMS with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.