We are
seeking to recruit a competent, hands-on Management Accountant to support the revenue growing function
but at the same time manage costs and other controls to ensure maximum return.
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 80K
Duties
and Responsibilities
Management
- Maintain
a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Manage
outsourced functions
- Oversee
the operations of the Accounts department, including the design of an
organizational structure adequate for achieving the department’s goals and
objectives
Funds
Management
- Forecast
cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for
investment
- Ensure
that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and
capital investment requirements
- Maintain
banking relationships
- Assist
in determining the company’s proper capital structure
Budgeting
- Manage
the preparation of the company’s budget
- Report
to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons
for those variances
- Assist
management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction
Financial
Analysis
- Engage
in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
- Review
the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management
- Engage
in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational
improvement
- Interpret
the company’s financial results to management and recommend improvement
activities
- Review
company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of
company output
- Participate
in target costing activities to create products that meeting predetermined
price goals
- Assist
in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered
and competitor pricing
- Manage
the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted
cash flow analysis
- Create
additional analyses and reports as requested by management
Required
Skills and Qualifications;
- Bachelor’s
degree in finance or accounting
- 2-3
years of progressively responsible experience with SMEs
- Certified
Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations
- An
entrepreneurial mind set where they have more than accountant’s mind and
can interpret information to feed the other sections of the business.
- Uncompromising
integrity and ethical standards
- Problem
solving ability and where they can creatively solve challenges for an SME
with several financial legacy issues
- Strategic
vision and leadership skills
- Results
oriented mindset
- Firm
demeanor that ensures he/she implements very stringent controls and
accountability culture throughout the team
- Good
knowledge on various aspects of business and finance keeps abreast on all
IFRS standards and other changes in the industry so as to clearly guide
the business
Email
your CV to vacancies@jantakenya.com clearly indicating ‘Management Accountant
80K’ on the subject line by 1st August, 2016.
Do not
attach any certificates
