Our Client, Danone Nutricia Africa
& Overseas, Kenya Branch is a French multinational corporation.
It has four business lines: Fresh
Dairy, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.
Finance & Supply Chain Manager
Reporting to the Regional Manager for
English Speaking Africa, the Finance & Supply Chain Manager position will
be responsible for driving business performance and shareholders sustainable
value creation, and ensuring the financial reliability of business processes,
valuation & accounting.
The job holder will also ensure an
optimized business planning process from short to long term forecast and
providing a constantly up-dated vision of the business profitability & cash
flows (short & long term) while managing the business risk.
Principal Accountabilities:
·
Planning and preparing annual budget,
rolling forecasts and latest estimates
·
Assessing & managing all the
business risks in coordination with the support team
·
Ensuring the company accounting
compliance with IFRS rules, local legislation and group rules
·
Coordinating and elaborating the
annual statements & reports to the legal and fiscal entities
·
Planning and supporting the internal
and external audits
·
Co-ordinating monthly S&OP
meetings with Demand Planning, Sales & Medical Marketing
·
Actively participating to manage to
stock levels in different countries
·
Monitoring Sell in vs. Sell out in
the different countries and advising the management of any risks/ opportunities
in the countries
·
Formulating of price structures and
informing management on any changes in the value chain
Key Skills and Qualifications:
·
Bachelor’s degree in any relevant
field
·
Professional Qualification – CPA (K)/
ACCA
·
A minimum of 7 years’ relevant
experience; at least 5 years in a managerial position
·
Experience in change/transition
programs
·
Excellent Finance and IS system
knowledge and IAS & IFRS regulations
·
Proven experience in giving continued
financial advice to the leadership team
·
Project management and value chain
understanding
·
Excellent team leadership skills,
communication, organization and presentation skills
·
French is an added advantage
Interested candidates are requested
to forward their updated CVs to recruit@virtualhr.co.ke by 25th November 2016
stating their current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and
addresses of three referees.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.