Title: Chief Accountant,
Industry: Logistics,
Location: Mombasa.
Reports to: Finance
Manager.
Gross Salary:
Competitive Salary +Benefits
Our client is a logistics
company with a presence in East Africa and provides door-to-door transport and
logistics services, is looking for a Chief Accountant to Manage and oversee the
daily operations of the Finance department.
Responsibilities
- Manage
and oversee the daily operations of the Finance department including
accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, payroll and utilities,
budgeting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, and capital assets
reconciliations.
- Monitor
and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports.
- Maintain
accounting controls by implementing and recommending policies and
procedures.
- Development,
implementation and monitoring of financial accounting and related systems.
Set and enforce accounting policy, in addition to working with other
departments to develop positions on best practices throughout the
organization.
- Ensure bank reconciliation is done on daily basis.
- Collection of financial and accounting information
and the preparation of budgets, reports, forecasts, and consolidated
profit and loss reports
- Prepare and submit all tax and statutory returns and
deductions.
- Review and process income & expense reports
- Preparation and coordination of the audit process
- Protect operations by keeping financial data
confidential and operate systems to achieve the same.
- Assess and report on the overall business risk, keep
a business risk register and have controls in place to limit the risks,
ensure business risks are always insured.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Finance or Accounting.
- Must
be a qualified CPA Finalist or with ACCA professional qualifications
- Minimum
of 7 years of experience in a similar role preferably in a Logistics
company.
- Excellent
understanding of accounting and reporting standards and procedures.
- High
attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good leadership skills with the ability to direct
and supervise.
- Excellent communication skills
- SAP & Microsoft Dynamics knowledge is an added
advantage.
- Open and pro-active team player building trust and
credibility and establishing positive and productive working relationships
with a diverse array of stakeholders
HOW TO APPLY.
If
you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and
experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject
(Chief Accountant – Logistics) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 25th April 2023
