Job Title: Chief Accountant
Hiring Organization: Corporate
Staffing
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Agriculture
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
120K-150K
Date Posted: 03/12/2024
Reports
To: General Manager,
Our
client is an exporter and distributor of fresh vegetables, fruits and
horticultural crops of from Kenya. They seek to hire a Chief Accountant who
will be managing and coordinating the Company’s accounting function ensuring
compliance with finance and accounting policies, business controls and
procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure
that consolidated management reports are submitted in a timely manner
- Prepare
and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Provide
insights into financial performance, including variance analysis and trend
identification
- Gather
information and input for budgeting purposes in a timely and efficient
manner
- Analyze
historical financial data and trends to develop accurate and realistic
budget projections
- Ensure
that budgets are comprehensive, covering all relevant income and expense
categories
- Develop
and maintain financial forecasting models to project future financial
performance
- Regularly
update forecasts to reflect changes in business conditions, market
dynamics, and internal factors
- Prepare
reports on future revenue and expenditure expectations as required
- Maintain
and reconcile the general ledger accounts
- Ensure
the accuracy and completeness of financial records
- Validate
transactions in the Accounting System
- Monitor
cash flows and prepare cash flow forecasts
- Manage
working capital and optimize cash utilization
- Support
group audits and consolidation processes
- Ensure
compliance with accounting principles and regulations
- Maintaining
the company – wide control environment, monitor and report compliance gaps
and drive improvement
- Collaborate
with external auditors during annual audits
- Develop
and update company finance policies, procedures and processes manual
- Research
on technical accounting and tax matters and ensure compliance at group
level
- Prepare
and file tax returns, ensuring compliance with local and federal tax laws
- Stay
updated on changes in tax regulations
- Lead
the month-end and year-end closing processes
- Ensure
timely and accurate financial reporting
- Utilize
accounting software and systems to streamline financial processes
- Identify
opportunities for process improvements and automation
- Provide
guidance and support to junior accounting staff and local finance teams as
required
- Foster
a culture of learning and development within the team
- Drive
discussions with the senior management team in formulating the future
direction of the company with both strategic and tactical initiatives.
- Strategically
steer the financial ship of the company in regards to current and future
financial status
- Develop
and continuously maintain a credible financial plan (budget, forecasting)
that supports the organisation’s strategic objectives, including long-term
stability
- Will
act as the ‘moral compass,’ assisting in guiding the business to
profitability and beyond and support on the business strategic plan
- Support
in organisational fund raising
Requirements
- Bachelor’s
Degree in a business related field
- CPA (K) finalist
or ACCA
- MBA is an added
advantage
- At
least 7 years’ experience and 3 years’ experience in management in a
fast-paced Finance department with an all-round knowledge of all finance
processes in a group setting
- Experience
in horticulture or agribusiness will be an added advantage
- Excellent
understanding of accounting and reporting standards and procedures.
- High
attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good
leadership skills with the ability to direct and supervise
- Preparation
of consolidated financial statements
- Proficiency
in ERP
- Advanced
Excel skills
- Multi-cultural
work background
- Outstanding
verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent
Interpersonal skills
- High
integrity
How to
Apply
If you
are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience;
please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Chief Accountant-Horticulture) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke
by 18th March 2024.