Our
client is seeking to recruit a competent, hands-on Finance
Manager to
support the revenue growing function but at the same time manage costs and
other controls to ensure maximum return.
Duties and Responsibilities
Management
Duties and Responsibilities
Management
- Maintain
a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Manage
outsourced functions
- Oversee
the operations of the Accounts department, including the design of an
organizational structure adequate for achieving the department’s goals and
objectives
Funds
Management
- Forecast
cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for
investment
- Ensure
that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and
capital investment requirements
- Maintain
banking relationships
- Assist
in determining the company’s proper capital structure
Budgeting
- Manage
the preparation of the company’s budget
- Report
to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons
for those variances
- Assist
management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction
Financial
Analysis
- Engage
in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
- Review
the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management
- Engage
in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational
improvement
- Interpret
the company’s financial results to management and recommend improvement
activities
- Review
company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of
company output
- Participate
in target costing activities to create products that meeting predetermined
price goals
- Assist
in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered
and competitor pricing
- Manage
the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted
cash flow analysis
- Create
additional analyses and reports as requested by management
Required
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in finance or accounting
- 5+
years of progressively responsible experience with SMEs
- Certified
Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations
- An
entrepreneurial mind set where they have more than accountant’s mind and
can interpret information to feed the other sections of the business.
Email
your CV to vacancies@jantakenya.com clearly indicating ‘Finance Manager
150-200K’ on the subject line by 1st August, 2016.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.