Industrial Promotion Services (IPS)
is dedicated to promoting private sector entrepreneurship and building
economically sound enterprises in the developing world.
IPS invests in projects within East
Africa across a wide range of sectors, including: Food and Agro Processing,
Printing and Packaging, Textiles, Leather processing, Pharmaceuticals, Power
and Telecommunications
We are seeking applications from qualified candidates to fill the above
mentioned position.General Manager Finance
Position Summary: Responsible for leading and managing the Group
Finance function, the General Manager’s key focus is the strategic alignment of
the overall finance requirement and business strategy whilst implementing
business plans and providing guidance on financial policies.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare timely financial plans and forecasts
at the Group Company level – IPS (K) and Project Companies.
- Monitor budgetary requirements for Project
Companies for their annual running.
- Review accounts and challenge the performance
of the Project Companies.
- Ensure timely and efficient preparation of
financial reports and meeting of reporting deadlines of the Project
Companies as well as the Group Company.
- Ensure compliance with taxation, capital,
regulatory and statutory accounting requirements.
- Ensure all Companies are adequately covered by
relevant insurances.
- Responsible for financial consolidations for
the Group.
- Assist in financial information for
acquisitions and divestment.
- Coordination with Corporate & Legal
Department on Board Meeting/AGM.
- Manage annual audits process for all Companies
and negotiate audit fees for all group entities.
- Assist in arranging for financing for the
Group Company and the Project Companies.
- Drive the project financing for all the
infrastructure projects.
- Directly responsible for the management and
development of the finance teams at the Group Company and for each of the
Project Companies.
Competency Profile:
- Bachelors’ degree in Commerce; ideally with an
ACCA/CA/CPA or related degree.
- 10 years of overall professional experience;
ideally 6+ years of broad financial and operations management experience.
- The ideal candidate should have experience of
final responsibility for the quality and content of all financial data,
reporting and audit coordination for either a division or significant
program area, and has previously overseen a human resources function.
- A successful track record in setting
priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which
support and enable sound decision making.
- Exceptional communication and relationship
building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a
variety of internal and external stakeholders.
To Apply:
Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to the,
Head of Human Resources,
Industrial Promotions Services
P. O. Box 30500-00100,
Nairobi
or by email to careers@ipskenya.com /
purity.midwa@ipskenya.com.
Deadline: May 9th 2016
Deadline: May 9th 2016