Our
client offers services ranging from waste management to garbage collection and
disposal seeks to hire a Management
Accountant to
join their dedicated team.
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 80K
Purpose: To maintain the
integrity of the financial accounting function in accordance with sound
accounting practices, company policy and legislative requirements
1. Financial Management
- Develop
and maintain financial accounting processes and procedures
- Implement
and maintain sound internal controls
- Oversee
the management accounting and internal control processes and procedures
- Identify
financial accounting risks and develop and implement mitigating strategies
- Attend
to audit queries
2.
Budgeting
- Establish
and maintain a budgeting system and assist with setting up the planning
parameters
- Manage
and control the annual planning and budgeting process
- Prepare
the budget
- Interface
and train users regularly regarding budget control and variance reports
3.
Financial administration
- Credit
Control
- Payables
and Receivables Management
- Prepare
statutory returns (i.e. VAT, PAYE, SDL and RSC)
- Verify
the General Ledger, accruals and control accounts
- Review
local reconciliations before payments can be made
- Review
Creditors on a monthly basis
- Prepare
journal file and financial month-end pack
- Verify
and authorize Forex differences
- Review
alignment of contractual payment conditions with budgets and forecasts
- Control
commitments against budget
- Manage
cost control workflow
- Ensure
that work measurements are correctly accrued and accredited
4.
Financial reporting
- Report
on all cost activities (e.g. budget, forecasts) and on work in progress in
line with company policies.
- Report
on variances between budgets, commitments and expenditure
- Assist
with refining and enhancing financial reporting for the organisation
5.
Leadership
- Manage
the designated area within time and budget
- Plan,
select, develop and maintain suitable manpower capabilities for area of
responsibility
- Supervise,
develop, lead and maintain a motivated and high performance team
- Identify
and timeously address problems and opportunities
- Provide
direction in respect of decision making
- Facilitate
and resolve conflicting issues or requirements
- Ensure
compliance with relevant legal and statutory requirements and
internationally accepted environmental, health, safety and quality
standards
Key
Responsibilities of This Role:
1.
Financial management
2.
Budgeting
3.
Financial administration
4.
Financial reporting
Qualifications:
- Degree
in Accounting or equivalent qualification, i.e. (B Com Accounting and/or
Management Accounting)
- 4
years relevant financial experience, of which 2 years should have been in
a management capacity Knowledge of General Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- CPA
II
- Knowledge
of relevant legislation
- Knowledge
of budgeting processes
- Understanding
financial accounting and treasury
- Knowledge
of computerized financial systems
- Attention
to detail
If
qualified, kindly send your CV to vacancies@jantakenya.com clearly indicating
‘Management Accountant’ on the Subject line by 25th July, 2016.
Do not
attach any certificates.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted
