Our client, a Business Strategy
Consultancy is in need of a Chief Accountant.
Reporting to: General Manager
Reporting to: General Manager
Job Purpose: To prepare and manage business financial information for regulators and stakeholders by providing financial reports for compliance, decision making and strategic reviews.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in and support the timely and
accurate preparation of budgets and constantly monitor expenditure.
- Prepare monthly and annual financial
statements and reports in an accurate and timely manner and prepare all
the documents that are required to support the annual auditing
exercise.
- Prepare cash flows statements and Bank
reconciliation
- Ensure that all accounting transactions comply
with set financial systems and controls and initiate remedial action where
this is not the case.
- Prepare budgets in consultation with the
General Manager, ensure budgetary controls are in place, monitor and
report on variances.
- Prepare and continually review the age
analysis and the payment to sales turnover ratios and advise the
management team on the credit worthiness of individual accounts.
- Ensure the timely settlement of company
liabilities, in line with the company’s set policies.
- Compile tax reports/statutory returns,
ensuring that these are submitted in a timely manner to the relevant
authorities and consult with tax advisors as and when necessary.
- Liaise with the external auditors during
interim and annual audit and follow-up recommendations of internal audit
findings
- Manage and evaluate departmental staff so as
to ensure the department meets company’s requirements.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelors Degree in a business related
discipline
- Fully qualified accountant e.g. CPA (K) / ACCA
/etc.
- MBA shall be an added advantage o Minimum 3
years’ experience as a Chief Accountant in a large organization.
- Experience in direct involvement of working
with ERP systems
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills
- Analytical, technical and logical approach to
problem solving
- Self motivated and quick to take
initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
SHOULD BE ABLE TO START RIGHT AWAY
If you believe you qualify for this
position, please send your CV and details of your current and expected
remuneration to resume@interviewupconsulting.com, please note failure to
provide the above information will disqualify you from the application process.
Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Only qualified applicants will be contacted.