Job Title: CFO
Report to: CEO
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Competitive based on experience
Our client is a new entrant in the
sports betting industry in Kenya.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the company’s economic strategy,
forecasting and financial modeling.
- Take an active role in analyzing new markets
for the company to expand into based on solid financial data
- Coordinate data driven analytics throughout
the entire organization to accurately measure current levels of earnings
and to identify risks and opportunities.
- Assume overall leadership of the day-to-day
financial and control operations of the company, including financial
reporting, planning and analysis, accounting, financial policy development
and budgeting.
- Establish critical KPIs.
- Design and implement financial and internal
control systems.
- Manage all internal and external financial
reporting.
- Support management in developing key growth
strategies by studying economic and industry trends.
- Forecast expansion prospects.
- Analyse organization operations to identifying
opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement.
- Monitor ongoing performance against company
growth objectives, identify problems, and initiate appropriate corrective
action to ensure that the company is moving toward its target earnings
course.
- Oversee annual audit.
- Ensure that effective internal controls are in
place and reporting is in compliance with Kenyan law.
Skills and Experience required
- Fluent in English, Gujrati, Punjabi.
- 5-10 years’ progressively responsible
experience in a similar position.
- Degree in accounting, finance or a relevant
field.
- CPA or Master’s Degree is a strong advantage.
- Strategic leader with strong grasp of core
financial concepts, including cost accounting, reporting, revenue
recognition, financial modeling, and forecasting. Experience or knowledge
about betting companies would be a strong advantage.
- Experience in using financial software such as
QuickBooks is essential.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to
communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with
staff at remote locations essential.
- Strong problem solving and creative skills and
the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on
accurate and timely analyses.
- High level of integrity and dependability with
a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (CFO - Betting) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Thursday 28th January, 2016.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
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