Finance Manager (East African Region) Job in Nairobi Kenya

Position: Finance Manager – East African Region
 

Based in: Nairobi
 

Reports To: Regional Director East Africa

Company Profile:

  A worldwide co-leader in the global spirits and wine industry.  

The company is primarily focused on premium spirits (the high-margin segment of the industry), and has leading premium brands in all key spirits categories. 

The company seeks to establish itself in East, Central and sub-Saharan Africa with its head office Kenya (Nairobi).

Summary:

Incumbent is responsible for regional budgeting with treasury management, financial analysis and forecasting, preparation of various financial and executive reports. 

The holder shall undertake financial tracking of the department working closely with external partners (company’s outsourced financial assistance and advisor), (company’s secretary) and internally with various department heads in the execution of the Company’s corporate strategy.
 

Reporting Responsibility

Monthly reporting to HFM (group internal reporting tool)

• Data submission of monthly reporting into Prisma (P&L, B&S and CFS)
• Reconciliation of P&L, B&S and CFS reporting with local accounts
• Reliability of data submitted
• Consistency with the companies Group requirements

Responsible for Budget, Strategic Plan & Estimates P&L for the local establishment:

• Submission of finance data for Budget, Strategic Plan & Estimates P&L, B&S and CFS for the local establishment
• Rolling R&O forecast / anticipate risks and opportunities and communicate them to the company SSA cluster finance team

Elaboration of business analysis reports / presentation (which will cover the East Africa region)

• Performances analysis, KPIs follow-up and analysis of internal growth vs LY and situation vs budget or yearly estimates
• Budget, Plan, Estimate PWP presentation supports on the finance part
• Monthly reporting comments for the West Africa region on the finance part

Accounting, Payroll, Tax and corporate  responsibilities

To be the point of contact with KPMG

• Responsible for providing KPMG with all relevant  information in due time so that they can perform according to agreement
• Follow up of KPMG output (quality and time)
• Renegotiation of the agreement according to the company’s new requirements

To be the point of contact with external auditors

To be the point of contact with company secretary

To be the point of contact with our lawyers

• Review of contracts
• Administrative  / legal  compliance (permits, licences, etc)
• Treasury Responsibilities

Cash optimization

Optimize cash management
 

Managing funding needs and coordinating funding of the local establishment with cluster team
 

Management of Forex exposure of the local establishment (especially fluctuations between USD and Kenyan Shillings)

Review stock levels on a regular basis and manage stock levels down in order to meet cash flow targets

Review debtors age analysis on a regular basis

Internal Control Responsibilities

Responsible for the local establishment Internal Control & LSF (French Security Law)

• Set-up of all internal control procedures for Kenya
• Answering the LSF questionnaire on yearly basis
• Risk mapping every two years

Key interlocutor for auditors during internally or externally audits

Job Competencies:

Skills:

• Masters in Finance
• Professional Accounting qualification i.e. CPA-K/ ACCA/CPA – T or equivalent
• At least 8years experience in management;
• IT proficiency- Computerized accounting system skills e.g., ACCPAC, Quick Books, Pastel etc

Experience: 8- 10 years

Employee Profile:

• A passionate, self-confident individual that is professional and result driven.
• Strong integrity and ability to work within a team.
• Well groomed.
• Able to work independently within set parameters.
• Good negotiation and customer relationship management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills both with internal and external relationships.
• Great oral and written communication skills.
• Good at planning and organising to ensure priority task management.

Working Conditions:
Working conditions are normal for an office environment. 

Work may occasionally require some local and international travel with overnight travel and weekend and/or evening work.

To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location. 

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted