A fast growing medium sized company in the consumer durables
industry in Kenya is looking for a Chief
Accountant.
Key responsibilities for this role will include:
- Oversee
the accounts, finance and tax functions while ensuring statutory
compliance with statutory regulations
- Ensure
adherence to general acceptable accounting standards and principles and
IFRS
- Maintain
proper financial records and ensure that there are clear audit trails
- Participate
in the preparation of budgets and forecasts and report in a clear and
timely manner on the attainment of these forecasts and budgets
- Plan,
manage and coordinate end of month and end of year closing process and
procedures
- Participate
in the formulation of internal controls and ensure that these controls are
implemented fully
- Prepare
clear and concise periodic financial statements and reports as required
- Document
and audit company assets as required
- Monitor
the company’s cash flows and provide regular cash flow position reports as
required as well a general treasury management
- Preparation
of annual financial statements for auditing
The person
The Chief Accountant needs to meet the following basic
requirements:
- Be
a qualified accountant with ACCA or CPA(K) professional qualifications. A
university degree will confer added advantage
- Have
at least 7 years’ experience preferably in a busy trading environment
- Have
excellent communication, analytical and reporting skills
- Have
very good Microsoft Excel and ERP management skills
- Be
mature and able to work under pressure
Interested candidates who meet the requirements above should
send their CVs with 3 referees to hrkenya101@gmail.com on or before 2nd
December 2012.
Candidates should include their current remuneration and
benefits in the application
