Chief Accountant Job Vacancy at growing company in Kenya

Chief Accountant Job Vacancy at growing company in Kenya

Chief Accountant Job Vacancy in Nairobi (KShs 50,000)

One of our client, a medium sized growing company has an opening in their finance department.

Job Title: Chief Accountant

Location: Nairobi

Department: Accounts Department

Position reports to: Managing Director

Job Purpose Summary: Provide commercially focused financial information to the management that aid in timely and sound business decisions.

Dimensions:

Staffing: directly reporting to him are 4 Accounting Staff

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

    * Prepare and avail the monthly profit and loss accounts that enable management to make sound, informed and timely business decisions at all time.
  
* Deliver the annual budget and forecasts for the company that facilitates cost control and performance measurements.
    * Train, develop and manage a small finance team to deliver the weekly and monthly reports for decision making as well as support to other departments’.
    * Review on regular intervals the costs and price structures to cushion the company from making losses due to escalating costs and as such enhance profitability
    * Process the payroll and make timely statutory returns ensuring that the company operates within statutory requirements and thus avoid incurring penalties and fines.
    * Assist sales manager in developing incentive commissions for the sales team.
    * Overhaul the performance contract.
    * Assist in purchases of fixed assets to date and 12.
    * Ensure that fixed assets register is correct and up to date.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    * CPA (K)
    * A business related degree will be an added advantage.
    * At least 7 years experience in a senior accounting position in a FMCG.
    * Good knowledge of accounting packages eg. Sage and Pastel .

Person Specifications

    * Good communication skills
    * A team player
    * Excellent interpersonal skills
    * Must demonstrate an ability to build and manage relationships and positively influence various stakeholders
    * Salary KShs 50,000
    * Aged 30 to 45 years.

If you fit the job description please send us your application indicating availability, current salary to jobsfmc@yahoo.com to reach us before 8th Dec.2010

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