Title: Internal Controls Accountant
Reporting to: Supervisor
Industry: High end Restaurant and Eatery.
Location: Nairobi
Number of Positions: 1 Position.
Gross Salary: 80,000-120,000Ksh
Job Purpose: The Internal Controls Accountant is responsible for preparing and analysing a variety of management reports with accuracy and compliance. He/she will need to review and audit the restaurant transactional activities and provide communication to management while offering general operational support to the restaurant’s teams.
Client Description: Our client is a renowned restaurant chain that has been in
existence since 2008. They have since set out to bring to life a series of
high-quality restaurants that offer not only delicious food and exceptional
service, but unparalleled ambience too. Today, they have over 40 stores across
Nairobi, and are one of the only brands to achieve ‘Super brand’ status in East
Africa. More than a restaurant, it’s a lifestyle and a social hub in the
buzzing capital of Kenya. They are firm believers that dining is about so much
more than food. They combine inspirational spaces, quality products, and a
sense of community to give you the full experience.
Responsibilities
- Documentation of financial
transactions by updating accounting data as guided by the Head of internal
controls.
- Monitoring the food cost
parameters in the inventory management system to ensure correctness and
accuracy at all times.
- Monitoring recipes management
both in the inventory Management System and their application from
production department through to the restaurant locations
- Investigating food cost
performance variations on a continuous basis so as to identify any costs
leakages on the ground or raw material price changes.
- Recommending
appropriate/corrective actions following daily routine and ad hoc internal
control checks in the Company operations.
- Providing financial
information/reports to management by researching and analysing accounting
data, for routine reports or ad hoc requests by management.
- Monitoring our restaurants and
retail outlets continued performance and initiating timely discussions
with management on any anomalies identified.
- Ensuring internal controls
adherence in the company guided by the set policies and procedures while
continually seeking improvement of any identified policy gaps through
dialogue with management.
- Preparing monthly Management
Accounting reports.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Accounting,
Finance, Management Accounting or Tax.
- CPA Section 4 qualification or
its equivalent.
- Must possess a minimum of 4-5
years of work experience in a Finance, Accounting or Internal Controls
department.
- Extensive knowledge about the
data entry and its management.
Competencies & Interpersonal Skills
- Punctual,
reliable and must have strong communication skills.
- In
depth knowledge about MS office, Excel.
- Able
to work in a team and produce quality output reports under tight deadlines.
- Strong
verbal, written and oral communication skills.
- Strong
analytical skills.
- Attention
to detail, prioritization skill and time management excellence.
- Quick
learner with a positive attitude.
- Experience
in retail or restaurant accounting would be an added advantage
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates to send their applications to sourcing@gaprecruitment.co.ke
latest by 21st June 2022
Indicate email subject as Internal Controls Accountant
