Vacancy: Chief Financial Officer
Job
Ref: CH/CFO/2
Our client
is a real estate agent involved in property development, valuation and
management.
They
are looking to recruit a Chief Financial Officer to manage their Finance
matters.
Duties
and Responsibilities
- Head
all finance operations, managing the accuracy and productivity of
day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing / billing, customer credits and
collections, payroll, perpetual inventory integrity, fixed asset records,
general & entity accounting as well as project accounting.
- Coordinate
the monthly reporting and consolidation cycle, delivering high quality
reports to the Managing Director by the 10th of every month.
- Creating
improvements in both the timeliness and quality of reporting.
- Work
with the Managing Director to support strategic decisions, growth
initiatives and valuable financial insight and analysis for projects and
investment activity.
- Ensure
financial plans are consistent with organisational goals
- Maintain
relationships with group and local auditors and advisors to ensure
financial controls are adhering to local statutory requirements and are
structured in the most efficient manner.
- Build
and maintain relationships with external parties that support the business
e.g. banks, suppliers etc.
- Create
and maintain a local centre of excellence for the company which will allow
consistency and efficiency in the finance function while upgrading the
output for management.
Essential
Competencies, skills and qualifications
- Must
have worked effectively in an organisation of considerable size and scope,
with a minimum of 10 years at senior management level. Experience working
in real estate or similar industry would be an added advantage.
- Qualified
CPA(K), ACA/ACCA or a finance related degree.
- Experience
developing and managing operating budgets, cash flows and capital
expenditure.
- Must
have superior communication and presentation skills allowing a bridge
between finance and operations locally as well as providing valuable
insight to the management team and the Board.
- Proven
leadership experience in managing and building a high performance team
culture.
- Demonstrated
ability to work collaboratively across an organisation; strong
interpersonal and judgment skills will be required to influence internal
and external constituents.
- Superior
IT skills in MS Office and Quickbooks
- International
experience a distinct advantage.
Remuneration: An attractive salary is
on offer dependent on skills, qualifications and experience.
To
apply, send your CV in word format with a recent photograph of yourself
embedded in the top right hand corner.
Attach
an application letter demonstrating how your skills, experience and
qualifications are transferrable to the role.
All
documentation is to be emailed to info@byappointmentafrica.com, quoting the Job
Reference in the subject header of your mail.
ONLY
short listed candidates will be contacted
By Appointment Africa,
P. O. Box 1605-00502, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Tel: +254 (0) 728 782 776 / +254 (0) 704 757 252
Email: info@byappointmentafrica.com
www.byappointmentafrica.com
P. O. Box 1605-00502, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Tel: +254 (0) 728 782 776 / +254 (0) 704 757 252
Email: info@byappointmentafrica.com
www.byappointmentafrica.com