Corporate Staffing Chief Accountant Job
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Corporate Staffing Chief Accountant Job
Industry: Agriculture,
Location: Nairobi,
Net Salary: 120-150K,
Reports To: General Manager,
Our client is an exporter and distributor of fresh vegetables, fruits, and horticultural crops from Kenya. They seek to hire a Chief Accountant who will manage and coordinate 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 on time
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
Apply by 18th March 2024.
Categories: Accounting Jobs In Kenya
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