Our Client, an insurance organization, seeks to recruit a Senior Accountant, who will lead the Finance Staff towards effective and timely achievement of the departmental objectives; provide management with timely information for decision making; and enforce financial controls for efficient and optimal management of company resources.
Reports
to: Finance Manager
Job
Location: Nairobi
Key
Responsibilities
· Coordinating
the formulation of annual budgets, periodic monitoring of performance against
budgets and recommending corrective action.
· Supervision
of the day to day operations of the accounting, reporting and cash management
functions.
· Management
of cash flows to ensure timely payment of claims and suppliers; and timely
investment of surpluses for investment.
· Overseeing
preparation of monthly management accounts, quarterly and annual statutory
financial statements and returns.
· Preparation of annual financial statements of the company and coordinating the annual audit process.
· Managing
all aspects of financial compliance including planning and ensuring required
level of compliance is maintained at all times.
· Ensuring
timely filing of the monthly, quarterly and annual IRA returns.
· Assisting
in designing, implementing and periodic review of financial and internal
control systems, policies and procedures.
· Ensuring
that finance staff have clear performance targets, have appropriate skills,
reviewing performance and ensuring achievement of performance targets.
· Managing
relationships with regulators, bankers, auditors, actuaries and other financial
services providers.
· Ensuring
efficient tax planning, timely submission of returns and timely payment of all
applicable taxes.
· Ensuring
timely processing of commissions, and timely remittance of statutory deductions
and preparation of related returns.
Key
Requirements
· A
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Economics
· Professional
accounting qualification in CPA
· Member
of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
· 6 years
accounting experience preferably in the insurance industry, 2 of which must be
at management positions.
· Analytical
skills and problem solving ability
· Communication
and Presentation skills
· Interpersonal
skills
· Highly
numerical
To
Apply:
Applicants
who meet the requirements stated above should send their applications and
detailed CVs with a day – time Telephone number to the email address:
jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com with Senior Accountant-Insurance on the Subject
line.
Candidates
MUST indicate their Current and Expected salaries.
