Summary: Our client is one of
the largest distributor and retailer of domestic and commercial electronic
appliances.
Established
in 1984, their vision has been to promote the lifestyle of all their consumers
in the East African region.
They
are currently looking to hire a Management
Accountant to
analyse and generate financial and non-financial reports to assist management
in decision making.
Responsibilities
- Prepare
profit statements as required by heads of departments and analyse figures,
providing interpretations and recommendations to improve margins/profit.
- Assist
the Financial Controller in preparation and monitoring of annual and
quarterly budgets and generating variance reports providing corrective
measures.
- Ensure
that direct costs and overheads are correctly charged to departments and
profit/cost centres.
- Prepare
profit and loss accounts for each project to monitor performance and
progress of all ongoing jobs and assist management in taking corrective
action where red flags appear. This includes allocating direct and
indirect costs per project and valuing work in progress.
- Continuously
monitor imports costs, ensuring that imported products are correctly
valued, and suggest ways of reducing costs.
- Assist
management in negotiating factory prices, freight rates, marine insurance
premiums and clearing & forwarding charges and transport costs.
- Assist
imports department in making claims for goods lost or damaged in transit.
Monitor payment of all marine claims.
- Ensure
that cost of repairs against product warranties are properly captured and
recovered from suppliers (where appropriate) and unrecovered costs are
correctly allocated to departments and profit centres.
- Work
closely with marketing and other departments in setting up recommended
retail prices, discounts, etc.
- Work
closely with HR and heads of department in developing staff incentive and
bonus systems to ensure that extra effort is rationally rewarded.
- Prepare
reports of back office costs and recommending ways of cutting overhead
costs, bank charges and interest costs.
- Liaise
with internal and external auditors in availing financial information.
- Suggest
business strategies to generate shareholder value
Requirements
- Bachelors
Degree in Finance or Accounting or a business related discipline
- Fully
qualified accountant CPA (K) / ACCA or its equivalent
- Minimum
3 years’ experience at a senior accounting level in a large commercial
organization. Product costing experience of consumer goods will be a
definite advantage
- Experience
of working with ERP systems
- Knowledge
of customs and shipping procedures
- 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
- Commercial
awareness
How to Apply:
Send
your application including a cover letter demonstrating why you are the most
suited candidate for this role; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience,
details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address,
and the names of three professional referees by close of business Monday 21st
March 2016
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please
note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job
applications.