Job Title: Finance Business Partner - CD
Reports to: Business
Unit Head - Financial Controller
Area: Finance
& Accounts
Job Purpose: The Finance Business Partner is responsible for the management of all the financial and investment functions of the division by adhering to the design, implementing, maintaining and updating sound financial systems and procedures which help to safeguard the Companies interests.
Job Purpose: The Finance Business Partner is responsible for the management of all the financial and investment functions of the division by adhering to the design, implementing, maintaining and updating sound financial systems and procedures which help to safeguard the Companies interests.
- Create /adjust BOM’s for all confectionery
products in the Enterprise Resource planning system to drive produce
timely and accurate consumer division profitability reports
- Monitor quantity and price variances of
materials viz-a-viz the consumption regularly to safeguard the middle line
thereby driving the bottom line
- Carry out the cost accounting for all raw
materials and all engineering procurements to ensure adherence to CAPEX
budgets
- Ensuring reduction in Cost of Production by
closely monitoring activity rates, overheads and material consumption
every accounting period.
- Provide strategic insights to the GFC to drive
budgetary and financial planning process and carry out preventive as well
corrective measures.
- Brainstorm with the BUH – CD and Head of
Production to analyze the cost impacts of the current market trends on the
costing of the products
- CAPEX appraisal for confectionery Division
- Ensure value stream costing measures for
confectionery division are accurately done to enable reports to be used in
forecasting and Value stream improvements
- Liaising with production planning staff to
provide any financial information related to production
- Acting as a liaison between the sales /
marketing team and the production / engineering team to understand
the current market trends and conduct feasibility studies for new
products.
Application of Guidelines &
Decision Making Authority
Guidelines: Financial Controller in collaboration with BUH.
Decision Making: Decision maker – Financial Controller.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Commerce or any Accounting Degree,
CPA or ACCA
- Certified Cost and Management Accountant
Minimum Experience: 4 years
Skills:
Skills:
- Knowledge of budgeting, and cost control
principles.
- Knowledge of financial and accounting software
applications.
- Knowledge of productions and operations SOPs
- Ability to analyze financial data and prepare
financial reports, statements and projections
Competencies:
- Managerial Accounting
- Knowledge of GAAP
- ERP competence
- Computer proficiency
- Team player
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your application letter and cv quoting the job title on the email subject (finance business partner)to recruit@kenafricind.com by 20th November 2015
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your application letter and cv quoting the job title on the email subject (finance business partner)to recruit@kenafricind.com by 20th November 2015
