Regulatory Affairs Coordinator SSA (Sub
Saharan Africa)
Location: Kenya
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Our client, a multinational
pharmaceutical company that specializes in the development and marketing of
drugs for use in human medicine is seeking to recruit a Regulatory Affairs
Coordinator.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Regulatory
- Develop and implement regulatory strategic
programmes to drive speedy marketing authorizations for pharmaceutical
products, including NCEs and line extensions/new indications, in alignment
with market commercial objectives/priorities.
- Active involvement with regional project teams
to improve internal processes.
- Support training and education programmes with
local regulatory contacts/NSM (National sales managers), by organizing and
chairing regional regulatory Meetings, to ensure understanding and
compliance of company regulatory processes, including timely management of
product updates.
- Challenge unfavorable pharmaceutical
legislation. Network and establish influential relationships
with national and/or international governments and trade associations, to
achieve advantage for the organization and the industry by helping to
shape the regulatory environment in the SSA Area. This
includes being involved in the Africa Regulatory Network (ARN), which
comprises of regulatory managers from research based pharmaceutical
companies.
- Actively and positively contributing to issue
management as appropriate.
- Manage and Follow up the SSA regulatory
expenses and budget with LOC’s (local Operating company)/META (Middle East
Africa and Turkey)
- Manage SSA products licenses/authorizations
update with META interface
- Maintain an up to date SSA data base, with all
regulatory guidelines, submission/GMP fees, approval timelines
Quality and others
- Coordinate with META, to implement quality
processes to support the business activities, and be aligned with
corporate (QMS) and local market policies.
- Coordinate all PV activities.
- Review of regional promotional materials.
Candidate Profile and Qualifications:
- A scientific background – degree and or higher
degree in Medical / pharmaceutical sciences
- Experience and understanding of regulatory
processes in the developed and developing world (Kenya, and some other SSA
countries).
- Good understanding of technical and
manufacturing issues
- Good commercial understanding and
appreciation.
- Product knowledge across different therapeutic
categories (pharmaceuticals, and generic molecules)
- Achievement, results driven
- Proven Communication, and negotiation Skills
- External Knowledge – products, therapy,
environment, DRA
- Must be prepared to travel within territories
in SSA.
- The incumbent should at least have 5 years’
experience of Research based Pharma Industry in Kenya or/and other SSA
countries.
- Must be fluent in English, and Swahili.
- Knowledge of French will be a plus
Accountant
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Our client, a multinational
pharmaceutical company that specializes in the development and marketing of
drugs for use in human medicine is seeking to recruit an Accountant.
The ideal candidate will be required
to provide accountancy support to the regional office in Kenya, and coordinate
with the sub-regional (Lagos and Dakar) and META (Middle East Turkey and
Africa) offices
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Understand the financial reporting structure.
- Support monthly accounting, reporting,
financial variance analysis, budget /forecasting exercises.
- Determine routine entries needed in monthly
close.
- Complete monthly accounting, reporting, and
variance analysis and interpret variances.
- Establish and maintain supplier accounts
- Process supplier invoices and timely payment
- Prepare and reconcile monthly bank statements
- Issue cheques for all accounts due
- Establish and maintain cash controls
- Maintain the purchase order system
- Ensure security for all credit cards and
verify charges
- Determine non-recurring entries needed in
monthly close.
- Support budget / forecasting exercises.
- Ability to summarise and present Departmental
Overheads, confirming accuracy of all cost allocations.
- Ability to work closely with Share Financial
Services.
- Ability to develop and use available
technology for monthly reporting purposes.
- Develop budgets/forecasts, monitor actuals vs.
forecasts, and or actuals vs budget and communicate issues to
Finance.
- Establish department deliverables and
timelines to meet local reporting calendar
- Creates/improves models and
spreadsheets.
- Consistently adheres to and enforces all
corporate policies and procedures
- Document, communicate and implement processes
and procedures
- Maintain the computerized accounting system
- Maintain financial files and records
- Preparation and monitoring of the payroll
system.
- Ensuring the company finances are accurate and
up to date.
- Paying staff and expenses reimbursements in a
timely and appropriate manner.
- Ensuring that vendors and suppliers are paid
within established time limits.
- Work closely with the tax consultants and
auditors to fulfill company’s tax obligations.
- Assist with the annual audit
- Leading or assisting in any other business
related assignments as allotted from time to time.
Candidate Profile and Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce,
Finance or any other related disciplines from a recognized institution and
CPA (K)/ACCA,
- At least have 4 – 6 years progressively
responsible finance experience at the national or international level,
knowledge of computers and office software packages.
- Analytical thinking and business focus
- Time Management Skills
- Facilitation and Negotiation Skills
- Experience of working in cross-functional
teams.
- Good communication skills with all levels of
management.
- Ability to manage complexity and
tight/multiple deadlines.
- Must have fluency in written and spoken
English.
- Must be prepared to travel within territories
in SSA or Middle East.
To apply, send your CV and cover
letter only to jobs@flexi-personnel.com before close of business 7th December,
2015.
Clearly indicate the position applied
for on the subject line.