Accounting and Finance
Insurance Brokerage Firm Finance and Administration Manager Job Vacancy 2012
Job Purpose
Provide best practice financial management and coordination of for the company’s finance functions (including branches) working with your team to deliver, monthly budgeting, cash flows & forecasting requirements.
Deliver the Company’s statutory financial reporting requirements, including analysis of the results and presentation to the Board of Directors.
Provide in-house HR, Administration and IT support to management and staff.
Key Deliverables
Finance
- Financial strategy planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, including development of financial policies, systems and processes.
- Managing the internal control program and ensuring information flows are timely
- Financial reporting and accounting as per regulatory and legal requirements including taxation, dividends, annual report and accounts including all aspects of liaison with auditors and tax authorities.
- Cost management to ensure proper management of administration and operational costs
- Monthly financial reporting including budgeting, cash flows and forecasts, analysis of the results and presentation of the same to the Board
- Preparation of annual budgets and forecasts
- Contributing to strategic planning and development as a member of the management team and ensuring implementation of the same
- Building strong working relationships with Underwriters, Tax authorities and major customers
- Provide rolling profitability analysis on day to day business transactions, as well as accounting advice and financial due diligence on proposed transactions.
- Develop and implement business continuity and contingency plans
- Develop and implement an HR management strategy (including recruitment and selection policy/practices, discipline, grievance, counseling, pay and conditions, contracts, training and development, succession planning, morale and motivation, culture, performance appraisals and quality management issues
- Liaise with other departmental managers so as to understand all necessary training needs, draw up training plans and ensure identified training is carried out. Establish and maintain appropriate systems for measuring effectiveness of the Company’s sponsored training.
- Monitor measure and report on HR issues, opportunities, development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timescales.
- Monitor contemporary HR developments and labour legislation and provide suitable interpretation to, managers and staff within the organization.
- Ensure all the Company’s activities meet with and integrate with corporate core values, organizational requirements for quality management, health and safety, statutory requirements, environmental policies and general duty of care.
- Honest and trustworthy with an ethical approach to renewal relationships and business dealings;
- Developed accounting technical skills, knowledge of accounting practices in the insurance industry to provide high levels of professional advice with little supervision;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, capability to carry out deep financial presentations with clarity at board level.
- Record and delivering of strong financial controls
- Honest and trustworthy with an ethical approach to renewal relationships and business dealings;
- Able to prioritize and manage own workload, while supervising others
- Hands-on knowledge of contemporary HR issues and practices, able to develop and motivate staff.
- Confident and socially astute, able to initiate and develop professionals relationships with Underwriters and Bankers.
- Assertive enough to demand action with developed negotiation skills
- Demonstrate passion for the Company and enthusiasm.
- University degree
- MBA or working towards it
- Accounting qualifications, CPA 6
- Insurance industry experience an added advantage
- Excellent IT skills
- HR and Administration experience
- 3-4 years experience
- Less than 40 years of age
- IT savvy with System Development Skills
If you are qualified and up to the challenge, please send your resume and day time contact to recruitment@xantiaconsulting.com by 24th January 2012.
Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Gaming Industry Finance Manager Job Vacancy in Kenya 2012
Job Purpose
- Provide best practice financial management and coordination of for the company’s finance functions (including branches) working with your team to deliver, monthly budgeting, cash flows & forecasting requirements.
- Deliver the Company’s statutory financial reporting requirements, including analysis of the results and presentation to the Board of Directors.
- Responsible for overall supervision of all Finance Department personnel to include accounting, auditing, cage and purchasing divisions.
- Reviews, creates, or reconciles all financial reports according to policies and procedures; to include investigating, reporting, and correcting anomalies.
- Managing and directing the financial activities within the property including payroll, general ledger, disbursements, accounts receivable, analysis, revenue accounting, budgeting and forecasting
- Managing and directing all personnel assigned to accounting/finance, purchasing and cage/credit/count functions
- Performs all monetary transactions presented, adhering to all department and company policies, procedures, internal controls and government regulations.
- Experience in working with cash (Forex Bureau, Bank, Casino Finance)
- Positive attitude and customer service skills with good spoken and written English
- Good mathematics knowledge; logical thinking & ability to concentrate in a pressure environment
- Fully proficient in Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook).
- Honest and trustworthy with an ethical approach to renewal relationships and business dealings;
- Developed accounting technical skills, knowledge of accounting practices in the gaming industry to provide high levels of professional advice with little supervision;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, capability to carry out deep financial presentations with clarity at board level.
- Record and delivering of strong financial controls
- Honest and trustworthy with an ethical approach to renewal relationships and business dealings;
- Able to prioritize and manage own workload, while supervising others
- Hands-on knowledge of contemporary HR issues and practices, able to develop and motivate staff.
- Assertive enough to demand action with developed negotiation skills
- Demonstrate passion for the Company and enthusiasm.
- University degree
- MBA or working towards it
- Accounting qualifications, CPA 6
- Gaming industry experience an added advantage
- Excellent IT skills
- 3-4 years experience
- Less than 40 years of age
- IT savvy
If you are qualified and up to the challenge, please send your resume and day time contact to recruitment@xantiaconsulting.com by 25th January 2012.
Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) Accounts Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya 2012
NDI is seeking to hire a qualified and competent Accounts Assistant based ¡n Nairobi.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Accountant ¡n ensuring timely recording and reconciliation of all transactions and sufficient documentation of all transactions.
- Assist in carrying out bank reconciliations and reconciling the suppliers’ statements
- Assist strict implementation of financial management policies as well as ensuring NDI complies with relevant statutory obligations.
- Assist or ensure the preparation of payment vouchers, cheques and disbursements.
- Participate in evaluating accounting procedures and policies.
- A minimum of CPA (K) Qualifications, a Bachelor’s Degree in a Business field is desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive Accounting software knowledge and proficiency in the MS Office Suite.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Experience of more than one year in in a similar position
Qualified candidates should send their applications stating the work experience with copies of their CV to kssadmin@ndi.org on or before 27th January 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Ashton Apparel Accountant Job in Kenya 2012
We are one of the largest apparel manufacturing companies in Kenya operating under the EPZA (Kenya) exporting products to America and Europe.
Due to continued business growth we are looking for a focused individual to join our Finance & Accounts team as an Accountant Level 2.
The job holder will report to the Manager Accounts and will be responsible for but not limited to:
- Handling financial accounting and analysis
- Maintaining financial statements/records of a particular business area or unit.
- Responsible for statutory compliance in both accounting and taxation
- Facilitate payment of salaries to banks and maintain proper liaison with the banks
- Finalization of Accounting statements and facilitation of statutory audit.
Applicants must be of high integrity and have at least 3 years experience in the Accounting field coupled with accounting qualifications.
Those who have worked in the EPZ sector will have an added advantage.
Experience with payroll systems and Excel is a necessity.
Kindly include/quote the reference number in your application.
Interested candidates should apply along with copies of certificates a detailed CV including information on current salary, telephone contacts, notice period if any and 3 references to:
The Human Resource Manager
P.O. Box 43371-80100 Mombasa
or email to recruit@ashton-apparel.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Terre des Hommes Netherlands Finance Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya 2012
Job title: Finance Officer
Terre des Hommes Netherlands is looking for Finance Officer as at 15th February 2012 to be based in Nairobi.
Terre des Hommes Netherlands supports services for children in need through partner organisations.
Responsibilities
- Advise on country policy – give input to country policy development on financial aspects
- As part of the team develop year budgets which are part of the year plan.
- Develop proposals for financial policy
- Advise on partner relations
- Financial management of project partners
- Financial administration of projects
- Guidance and accountability information
- Management information and advisory services
- Audit of programs and projects
- A Bachelors Degree and a professional qualification in Accounting, such as CPA, ACCA or equivalent,
- A minimum of five years experience in projects finance
- Proficiency with budgeting and analysing financial reports;
- Skilled in report writing, computer packages and fluency in English;
- Communication skills, team spirit and leadership qualities.
The above position involves travelling within in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia)
Interested candidates are invited to send their motivational letter, resume, copies of certificates and three references to:
The Regional Director,
Terre des Hommes Netherlands, Nairobi Office,
E-mail east.africa@tdh.nl
before 26th of January 2012.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Kwiminia Community Based Organization Assistant Accountant Job in Kenya 2012
Qualifications and Experience
Reporting to the Project Manager the assistant accountant should meet the following conditions:
Key Functions of the post
Ensure that the Project operations are supported by efficient and effective financial management systems and procedures and that all funds are properly utilized and accounted for and project assets are well maintained and recorded.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Preparation of cheque and cash payment vouchers, taking them for authority to pay and issuing out cheques.
- Procurement of standard items and consumables for the project office
- Handling all project daily cash transactions and keeping petty cash float.
- Maintenance of stores ledger
- Maintenance of capital (asset) items inventory
- Responsible for the processing of payroll for the project
- Preparation of financial reports
- Handling the payments of statutory and other payroll deductions and filing annual returns to the relevant government bodies
- Doing banking duties and collecting funds for project activities.
- Assist in the handling all Insurance matters as relates to project assets
- Support project manager in management of community project
- Must have good communication and inter-personal skills
- Must be computer literate with good technical report writing skills
- Must be able to work with minimum supervision
- CPA Part 1, with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience in fully computerized environment Or
- CPA Part 2, with a minimum of 1 years relevant experience.
- Computer trained – Microsoft based software
- Valid riding Licence will be an added advantage
- Fixed term position for two years with the possibility of extensions subject to performance and availability of funding
- Project-based
If you have the above qualifications submit your application to:
The PIC Chairperson
Kwiminia Community Based Organisation
P.O. Box 33 – 90133
Tawa
Email – kwiminiacbo@yahoo.com
The applications with a detailed CV, expected salary, with day time conduct telephone numbers and email address must be received on or before 23. 01.2012 by 5.00pm at Kwiminia Community Based Organization offices KwaKulomba Market, or posted through the above address Box or by email above.
Only shortlisted applicants be invited for an interview
Kwiminia Community Based Organization Assistant Accountant Job in Kenya
TAX ACCOUNTANT JOB VACANCY IN KENYA 2012
A job vacancy has arisen in the tax consulting department.
Job Title: Tax Accountant
Basic Function: The tax accountant position is accountable for the collection of tax-related information, reporting to taxation authorities in a timely manner, and advising management on the tax impact of various corporate strategies.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Complete required tax reporting in a timely manner
- Coordinate audits by various taxation authorities
- Advise management regarding the tax impact of corporate strategies
- Coordinate outsourced tax preparation work
- CPA(K) being minimum education and professional level.
- Have worked in the same position an audit firm set up.
- Demonstrate initiative.
- Able to work unsupervised.
- Ability to deliver on targets.
- Familiar with Kenyan tax law and an indepth understanding of KRA operations.
The client is willing to offer a stating gross pay of Ksh 30,000.
Other benefits upon confirmation include pension.
If interested, send us your CV only indicating job title to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke.
Closing date is 20th January 2012.
CFC LIFE FINANCIAL ADVISORS JOB OPPORTUNITIES KENYA 2012
At CfC Life we have restructured and revamped our sales team country wide to create a team of energized, motivated go-getters! and now we are looking for like-minded individuals to join us!
Our promise
- A flexible and enabling working environment with real opportunities to build a career and financial independence.
- An opportunity to earn commensurate to your efforts.
- Cutting edge training and development to keep you ahead of the game.
- Exciting products and services with a large untapped market.
- Strong communication skills and a presentable appearance.
- Set financial goals and the persistence to achieve them.
- An excitement to meet new people and build strong, effective relationships and networks.
- Creative and able to expand beyond the horizon.
- A Degree or Diploma in Social Sciences or a related course.
- A successful track record of selling in the financial services sector.
- An A/O level certificate with minimum grade of C/Division II or above.
Accountants Jobs in Meru Town kenya 2012
Job specification
- At least CPA part two.
- A minimum of 1 year experience in a in a similar position.
- Knowledge of computer applications and accounting software preferably quick books.
- Must be ready to meet deadlines.
- Should be between 18- 35 years.
- Ability to prepare financial statements and book keeping principles and procedures.
- Preparing payrolls
- Oversight of annual audit preparation
- Review of overall internal accounting controls of the office
- Any other assigned tasks.
Please quote your current salary, salary expectation and indicate your day time telephone contacts.
Candidates who believe they are well fit for the above position should email their CV and cover letter to;
hrmsmart@gmail.com
or post to;
The Human Resource Manager,
P.O Box 3140-60200
Meru
To reach us on or before 18 January 2012.
Finance Analyst Job in Nairobi Kenya 2012
Location: Nairobi
Company Profile:
Our Client is the leading player in the global Ice-Cold Merchandisers (Beverage Coolers) market and is the largest glass bottle producer in West Africa, meeting the needs of beverage companies.
Duties:
MIS
- Facilitating the MIS/Budget/Estimation figures & entering the figures in HFM;
- Reporting monthly figures in HFM for Debtors, P&L, Fixed Assets, Inventory, etc.;
- Ensuring monthly reconciliation with Inter-Company partners;
- Preparing and distributing budget monitoring data and facilitating the review;
- Reviewing all payments to third parties;
- Computation and remittance of Installment taxes;
- Preparation of Transfer Pricing documentation;
- Compliance of all tax issues;
- Finalization of KRA audit case;
- Ensure filing of annual returns;
- Facilitate any change of directorship;
- Ensure filing of AGM Minutes and acceptance of financial statements.
- Attending quarterly stock takes and ensuring that physical stock agrees to the system balances. Propose for stock loss provisions;
- Ensure proper receiving of goods in the system whereby costs are correctly allocated;
- Evaluation and analysis of the cost for products and services;
- Reporting on incurred cost for products and services;
- Ensuring customer invoicing is correct;
- Issuing credit notes after due approval;
- Posting With-holding Tax entries into customer accounts;
- Reconciling WHT account & ensuring collection of tax certificates from the customers;
- Perform and file monthly reconciliations for selected debtors and quarterly reconciliations for the rest;
- Coordinate the collection of receivables;
- Propose for Debtors provisions;
- Provide monthly debtors ageing report with comments on overdue balances;
- Maintain, pass journals and provide monthly summaries for prepayments, staff loans and deposits;
- Proper filing of all finance documents;
- Preparation and supporting both internal and external audit;
- Any other tasks as assigned from time to time.
- Relevant Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Audit oriented experience with vast knowledge in accounting/finance.
- 4 years experience in a similar role.
To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line.
Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contact
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