Finlays: We need a dynamic individual with strong planning
& organizing skills, interpersonal & communication skills and team
player to fill the following vacant position in our Kericho based operations.
Management Accountant
Finlays is a vertically integrated and
geographically diversified agri-business that takes a leadership role in
sustainability.
The group has established itself as a
reliable, responsible, innovative and sustainable producer with a deep
knowledge and passion for its products.
Sustainability is pivotal to the
group’s success and it lies at the heart of what Finlays does and stands
for.
Finlays is Kenya’s largest
agricultural export group employing over 21,000 people and annually exporting
over 300 million stems of flowers, 7 million kilos of vegetables, 26 million
kilos of black tea and 3 million kilos of tea extract.
The organisation is geographically
located in Nairobi, Naivasha, Kericho, Mt. Kenya and Mombasa and works with
1,200 vegetable out growers and 10,000 tea out growers.
Reporting to Finance Manager and
based at Tea Extracts Kenya, the job holder is expected to provide financial
and analytical support and management information to the Factory Operations
Management Team which delivers measurable and sustainable improvements in
Operational and Financial Performance and Financial Governance and
Control.
The job holder will be responsible
for preparation of operational finance reports, costing and pricing for Tea
Extracts products and budgetary control process.
Key responsibilities include amongst
others:
- Ensuring that production information is
correctly captured to facilitate the accurate costing of all SKUs /
Products manufactured..
- Preparation of weekly and monthly operational
reports/accounts.
- Preparation of the Management accounts and
reports with all the variance analysis clearly explained to drive
corrective action.
- Tracking and computation of efficiency
indicators for the factory including yield, OEE, availability and
performance, providing a clear to demonstration of the associated impact
to the P&L
- Ensuring that raw materials usage is
periodically reconciled and accounted through the process.
- Leading the budgeting process and ensure the
budgeting model is correctly updated, and accurate.
- Responsible for pricing computations for all
products in Tea Extracts
- Preparation of DCF templates for CAPEX
purchase and maintaining Capex tracking reports.
- Tracking the weekly expenditure against budget
and issue exception reports in liaison with departmental heads.
- Ensuring stock valuations and provisions are
correctly done and accurately reflected in the financials.
- Participating in the preparation of financial
reports for board meetings
- Partnering with Operations Management Team in
order to improve their overall understanding, knowledge and awareness of
financial performance, controls and governance
- Supporting the development, implementation and
execution of the Saosa Operations Improvement Programme across the Factory
– opportunities, deliverables, resources, risks and contingencies
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree with a bias in accounting
- CPA (K) or equivalent
- Five years relevant experience in a busy
manufacturing firm, two of which should be in management/cost accounting
- Must have an understanding of the International
Accounting Standards as well as the statutory requirements
- Good understanding of the manufacturing
process.
- Good working knowledge in ICT
How to Apply
If you meet the requirement of the
above positions, please submit an application including a detailed CV, your
postal, e-mail and telephone contacts, current & expected remuneration,
names and addresses of three referees, indicating the position you are applying
for to reach us not later than 14 August 2015 and be addressed to:
Human Resource Director
P O Box 223 – 20200
Kericho
Email: careers@finlays.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted