Our client is an e-payments company
that enables and manages payments in the digital economy.
They fill the space where banks can’t
go, and replace cash with easy to use smart technologies.
The company seeks to recruit a
competent and experienced Finance Manager who
will have the responsibilities stated below.
General Responsibilities: The incumbent will be expected to maintain and
develop finance processes to ensure company funds are protected and records
kept for internal and external audit purposes.
The incumbent will also be
responsible for operational improvements, annual budget process, periodic
forecasting, and periodic analysis of business performance.
Key Duties
Key Duties
- Maintain and develop accounting processes to
ensure accounting system (SAGE) is kept upto date, cash and bank
reconciliations and control account reconciliations are done on a regular
timely basis and appropriately authorised.
- Liaise with auditors to ensure timely
production of annual audited accounts in line with parent company
requirements
- Ensure timely preparation,
authorization,filing and remittance of statutory payments.
- Ensure that electronic money records are
maintained for control and audit purposes to track and control
production/issue and settlement of E-money
- Ensuretrust account holding segregated funds
is operated in accordance with scheme rules and is reconciled on a
timely basis
- Ensure that any returns to regulator (Central
Bank of Kenya) are prepared on an accurate and timely basis
- Support parent company in production of
reports, returns and claims to external project partners
- Support General Manager in financial
development analysis and appraisal of new projects.
- Manage junior finance staff and ensure
appropriate training and development is put in place.
- Support wider business in improvement of
working practices which are pragmatic but consistent with good financial
control
- Ensure new technological developments are
accommodated within financial processes.
Desirable Competencies:
- Notable high level emotional intelligence
- 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.
- Has great understanding of the payment and
banking sector
- High level of commercial skills
- Very organized and highly analytical
Education and Experience
Requirements:
- Bachelors in Finance or Accounting, or
equivalent.
- CPA (K), and preferably registered with ICPAK,
would be an added advantage
- 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role
at reputable firm
Applicants should forward their
applications enclosing detailed CV’s stating their previous and expected gross
pay and copies of relevant certificates by e-mail to BlumeAfrica
@gmail.com
Only successful candidates will be
contacted.
