Friday, November 4, 2011

Senior Accountant Latest Job in Kenya (KShs 100 - 150K)


Male Asian Gujarati Speaking Preferred.

This is a highly demanding role responsible for overseeing the company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems; ensuring compliance of financial statements with IFRS and IAS policies and procedures and guidelines and professional ethics.

This role requires a high degree of self confidence and resilience to handle a high stress, high pressure environment which demands long working hours and constant crisis management.

The role holder is expected to perform undertake the following duties:
  • Compiling and preparing company annual budget and ongoing budget monitoring and reporting
  • Preparation of annual and management accounts;
  • Ensuring timely preparation of accurate monthly expenditure reports
  • Monitoring and interpreting cash flows and proactively managing the financial position of the company and predicting future trends
  • Researching and reporting on factors influencing business performance
  • Participate in internal audits as scheduled and provide auditors with accounting documents as requested and provide explanation on audit queries
  • Performance analysis and reporting
  • Supervising and appraising the performance of assigned staff
Minimum Criteria:
  • An undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA(K) ACCA or its equivalent
  • Over 5 years post qualification experience in a similar or related position
  • Experience in a business/commercial environment with demonstrable entrepreneurial and business skills
  • Strong financial numeracy and analytical skills with ability to interpret financial data
  • Working knowledge of Kenyan tax laws and excellent knowledge of local and international financial regulations and legislation
  • Excellent technical knowledge of budgeting and financial analysis processes in a commercial set up
  • Excellent and effective communications skills, both orally and in writing and ability to effectively engage the business owners in matters pertaining the company
  • Well developed ability to multi-task and handle multiple ongoing issues concurrently
  • Ability to take charge and control over varied situations that emerge in the department and ‘think on their feet’ for solutions to problems
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and strong personal impact to command respect with internal and external stakeholders
  • High degree of honesty and integrity
If qualified send CV only to jobs@staff-kenya.com indicating the title on the subject line.

Do not attach certificates.

Corporate Staffing Services
Suite 3, 13th floor, Development House, Nairobi.
Email: jobs@staff-kenya.com

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