Finance Manager Job in Kenya

Finance Manager – Horticulture Industry

Our client, a tower company, is looking for a senior level Finance Manager with experience in the horticulture industry

Responsibilities:

  • Supervising the Finance Department.
  • Updating the Fixed assets schedule with all disposals and acquisitions, and run monthly depreciation schedules
  • Payroll administration for all employees and posting of salary JVs
  • Preparing the Final Accounts- P&L, Trial Balance and Balance sheet and ensuring conformity with the IFRS.
  • Preparing& updating daily cash flow statements and ensure all the cost are charged to the correct cost centre, and advise management on optimal cash position.
  • Checking weekly bank balance and advice management on when to trade foreign currency
  • Checking and ensuring ALL statutories are filed and paid on time
  • Computing and remitting all corporate taxes
  • Preparing monthly budget for management reporting, perform a monthly comparison with actual and seek explanations from all line managers
  • Analyzed credit and transaction risks on applications from Corporate Banking Segment and make appropriate recommendations to senior management
  • Ensured adherence to budget cost and any variances are explained
  • Updated all profit &loss, and balance sheet monthly schedules for audit purposes
  • Extracted monthly trial balance, profit & loss account, and the balance sheet for the head office, and customize the reports to suit management requirements
  • Monitored exchange rates on the money market and ensure the company gets the most competitive rates in all foreign currency transactions
  • Prepared letters of credit with the bankers for overseas purchases
  • Negotiated for forward contracts on behalf of the company for overseas purchases worth 4 to 6 million
  • Reported on company’s financial performance at the monthly board meeting
  • Monitored the Purchase Ledger and the Sales ledger to ensure correct postings by the accountants
  • Liaised with the company bankers and ensured that the company gets competitive exchange rates for all foreign currency transactions

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Accounting
  • Must be a CPA (K) holder
  • 8-10 years of accounting experience with at least 4 in a senior position
  • Must have experience in the horticulture industry


Email CV and salary requirements to recruitment@odumont.com with “Finance Manager – Flower” in the subject line.