Jobs and Vacancies by Crystal Recruitment, Kenya

Operations Director

Our Client is looking for an experienced Operations Director to join their executive team. The candidate will work with the company’s founders and senior management to lead growth of their manufacturing, supply chain and distribution operations as they scale nationwide to reach millions of families. He/she should be highly organized and systems-oriented.
Responsibilities
Lead a team of hundreds in achieving bold goals

·         Provide leadership and direction to departments which are home to most of our employees
·         Lead manufacturing, supply chain and distribution operations through a period of rapid growth and change – the goal is to reach nationwide scale and preparation for regional expansion within 3 years
·         Support the work of functional team heads in aligning their activities and those of their direct reports to the company’s goals
·         Lead planning with your team to make the system, infrastructure and human capital investments needed to drive rapid growth
·         Take ownership of several of the company’s most crucial KPIs
Promote a culture that drives growth
·         Promote a strong management culture centered on performance and development and ensure this is cascaded to all levels of your teams
·         Support the professional development of the operations management team while enabling them to serve as effective coaches for their own direct reports
·         Lead the selection and development of talent across your departments
Drive continuous improvement as we scale
·         Develop and update systems and business processes to support operations of increasing complexity and scale
·         Drive a continuous improvement culture within the departments you lead, ensuring learning drives improvement every week in every team
·         Identify and implement opportunities for improving efficiency and harmony within your departments as well as across function areas (with customer facing and administrative teams)
Qualifications
·         Minimum 7 Years’ experience in a similar role.
·         Proven experience as Director of Operations or equivalent position
·         In depth knowledge of diverse business functions and principles (e.g. supply chain, finance, customer service etc.)
·         Strong leadership skills and a motivator
·         Must have successfully executed in a leadership role which required delivering against ambitious strategic goals before.
·         Experience developing and implementing complex management systems within an organization.
·         Strong analytical skills
·         BSc/BA in business administration or relevant field; MSc/MA will be a plus
How to Apply
If qualified follow this link to apply

Accountant

Our client is looking for an experienced Accountant to manage all financial transactions, from fixed payments and variable expenses to bank deposits and budgets. Accountant responsibilities include auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements and calculating tax payments and returns.
Responsibilities
·         Processing of daily trust and bank transactions (local and foreign accounts)
·         Managing and reconciling of trust; Control accounts and Sub ledger.
·         Manage daily transfer of funds, ensuring timely payments to beneficiaries
·         Foreign currency petty cash
·         Process investment transactions and investment reconciliation to statements
·         Assist in daily trust control reconciliation and monitor daily trust transfer
·         Monitor unidentified/unallocated trust receipts
·         Capture ad hoc bank related vouchers
·         Process and maintain investment/client transactions and investment reconciliation to statements
·         Maintain recons of returns on client account and necessary tax returns
·         Receive instruction from Advocates and Clients and make final payments
·         Assist with payments to purchasers and any other payment as instructed by Advocates/clients
Qualifications
·         Degree in Business Administration or Bcom (preferably Accounting option)
·         Minimum qualification: CPAK Certified Public Accountant Kenya
·         3 – 4 years accounting experience in a corporate or service environment
·         4 years Book Keeping experience
·         Entirely proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting software
Skills
·         Problem solving and analytical skills
·         Planning/priority setting
·         Good communication and interpersonal skills:
·         Computer literate
·         Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards
·         Superior attention to detail and accuracy
·         Initiative skills
Note: This position will require flexibility in working hours. It is also expected that the person will work some overtime from time to time as the need arises
How to Apply
If qualified for this position, kindly follow the link to apply.