Job Title: Senior Accountant
Location:
Nairobi
Job
Description
The Senior
Accountant will be accountable for the management and statutory reporting for
Centum Investment Company Limited and Group Consolidation.
Responsibilities
Planning and Forecasting
- Prepare
annual budgets for Centum Investments Company Plc and the Group ‘s Consolidated
budgets .
- Prepare
monthly performance reports for the company and quarterly consolidated
performance reports for the Group, with accompanying analysis and
commentary of the performance against budgets, long-term strategy, and
prior year.
- Prepare
monthly forecasts for the company and quarterly consolidated forecasts for
the Group, with accompanying analysis and commentary of the forecasts
against budgets and the long-term strategy and prior year.
- Prepare
Company and Consolidated Board papers relating to budgets, forecasts, and
performance
- Assist in
the preparation of Adhoc financial analysis and technical papers as and
when requested by the executive management
Working Capital Management
- Monitor
payables, negotiate with suppliers on credit and payment terms, allocate
collections to maturing obligations for the company and other
entities within the group.
- Review
weekly cash flow forecasts and update with actuals on a continuous basis
for the company and other entities within the group.
Finance Operations
- Accounting
System Assurance: Provide
assurance to accounting and supporting systems in use by each of the
entities that the Senior Accountant is responsible for . Ensure
that all reports are issued from the accounting and supporting systems.
Lead customization and integration efforts to make accounting and
supporting systems are fit for purpose in relation to the business needs.
Address all system issues with the service providers
- Procurement: Ensure
that all procurement is done as per the procurement policy and report on
non-compliance
- Monthly
tax filing: Maintain
Chart of Accounts, Regular GL validation, Receivables processing, Payables
processing, Payroll processing, Tax accounting and payments, bank
reconciliations,
- Transactions processing: Supervise accountants in
maintaining the GL, Regular GL validation, Receivables processing,
Payables processing, Payroll processing, Tax accounting and payments, bank
reconciliations, and other period-end procedures
Statutory reporting
- Assist in
the preparation of half-year and full-year company and consolidated
financial statements and reports;
- Prepare company
and consolidated
financial analysis and
commentary for
the Board
Risk Management
- Work
closely with the Risk department, Business Unit leaders, and subsidiary
managing directors in identifying key risks facing the various businesses.
Work with the risk department to update the risk register on an ongoing
basis
- Design
risk mitigation measures including strengthening the ICS, risk shifting,
and insurance
- Ensure
that all entities responsible are in full compliance with tax, regulatory
and legal requirements. Liaise with relevant parties to identify, report
and remediate any cases of non-compliance
- Provide
information and explanations during internal audits
- Act on
findings and recommendations of both the internal and external auditors
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field
- Chartered Accountant and a Member of ICPAK, ACCA
or similar association
- 4 years of audit or accounting experience.
- Big 4 audit experience is an added advantage
How to apply
Candidates meeting the
above requirements are advised to apply submitting a cover letter and CV
Only Shortlisted Candidates
will be contacted.
Centum Investment Company Plc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.