Company: Moko Home + Living
Our 200-person strong team has
reached over 100,000 Kenyan homes with our products so far, and we’re just
getting started. Let’s bring the dream of a smiley home to millions more.
Position: Head of Finance and Administration
Location: Mombasa Rd, Nairobi
Who we are
Moko Home + Living is a growing
company bursting with innovation, creativity, and passion. Our customers dream
of a better night’s sleep, a welcoming place to host their guests, a fun and
safe place for their children to play. But they tell us this isn’t easy – they
have to settle for low-quality furnishings or break the bank. Join us in
building the products, the brand, and the network to put quality living within
everyone’s reach.
What you’ll do
Moko’s Head of Finance &
Administration is responsible for improving and scaling critical support and
control processes as we grow to serve millions of customers. We’re looking for
a seasoned finance leader with the ability to direct and grow our finance and
administrative teams toward this goal.
You’ll be excited to implement
improvements that cut across the business, from rebooting our chart of accounts
to implementing a scalable system of processing retail transactions en masse.
You’ll be obsessed with order and efficiency, creating and improving systems to
organize and streamline the work of your team as it expands.
The role in brief
Optimize how we deploy our resources
to Moko-fy the world
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Oversee the company-wide opex and
capex budgeting process and ensure budget adherence across departments
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Work with operating teams to manage
cash and working capital, balancing inventory, liquidity and sales needs
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Ensure a strong internal control
environment – oversee and continuously improve regular internal audits and
approval processes
Build a scalable accounting machine
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Ensure sound policies and practices
are in place to manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, statutory
payments, intercompany transactions, inventory records, bank reconciliations,
asset register, and all other accounting functions
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Build and improve upon core
accounting processes to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance
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Work with our growing retail team to
develop systems for tracking and automating customer payment transactions at
scale
Financial data at our fingertips to
make the best decisions
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Ensure all accounting transactions
are accurately captured in a timely way
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Track and analyze key margins and
unit economics, apply this knowledge to optimize financial performance across
teams
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Prepare reports for senior
leadership, the company’s board and investors – presenting financial
information which leads to great decision-making
Manage risk and compliance across the
business
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Ensure tax and company registry
compliance
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Develop and manage a key business
risk matrix, using it to coordinate risk mitigation across teams
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Ensure relevant insurance is in place
to cover major risks
Lead like a Moko-er
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Serve on our Senior Leadership Team,
setting the organization-wide strategy and coordinating with other functional
leads
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Invest in coaching and development of
your team, growing their capacity and building the next generation of Moko
leaders
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Maintain a high-performance culture,
setting ambitious targets and rewarding outstanding accomplishment
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Build an environment which is direct
and honest, encourages initiative and puts our customers’ smiles first
Are you our dream candidate?
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You are eager to take responsibility
for a key function at a senior leadership level and energized to build an
extraordinary Home + Living brand
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You’re a steady leader, with
experience guiding teams through periods of change and a track record of
motivating and developing your direct reports toward outstanding results
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You have a strong working knowledge
of accounting practice, IFRS standards, and Kenya’s tax regime – including
cross-border tax policy
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You’re able to quickly and
independently develop and apply new technical knowledge
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You have a track record of clearly
defining and implementing financial/administrative processes & systems
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You have a strong background in
financial analysis and management reporting
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You’re able to strike the balance
between supportive collaboration with other teams and setting reasonable
controls
How to Apply
Please visit our website
moko.co.ke/careers and apply through our online form HERE.