Financial Jobs in Kenya - Internet and Satellite TV Provider

This is a reputable and reliable internet and satellite TV provider offering services across the East African Region.

The company seeks to recruit a Financial Accountant and an Accounts Assistant.

1. Financial Accountant

The Financial Accountant will be responsible for financial accounting, reporting and control activities of DTH and integrate them to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively and in line with best practice.

Key duties and responsibilities will be:

Group Finance:

·       Reporting (e.g. management accounts)

·       Treasury management

·       Working capital management

·       Cash flow management (including cash flow forecasting)

·       Internal control (development and monitoring of policies and procedures)

Credit Control (retail and subscribers)

·       Establish and maintain credit policies and procedures (for subscriber and retail debtors)

·       Accounts receivable management

·       Bad and doubtful debts handling and hand over for legal collection

Reporting:

·       CFO report for Group board meetings

·       Presentation of monthly management accounts

·       Ad hoc analysis, reports and forecasts for shareholders

Banking and Funding Relationships:

·       Administrative control of all bank accounts

·       Monthly management of financial facilities as well as annual renewals and changes to facilities

·       Regular update and review meetings with all banks

·       Management of transactional banking costs

Audit

·       Audit planning with external auditors

·       Liaison with audit partner and manager including management of audit costs

·       Audit reports and management comment letters

·       Audit committee input

·       Audit reports – implementation of management letter issues

Taxation and tax planning:

·       Tax returns and assessments

·       Group tax planning

·       Tax compliance (direct and indirect taxes)

Corporate Governance:

·       Risk management policy development, monitoring and action planning

·       Compliance against corporate governance policies and procedures

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and attributes:

·       Relevant degree in business studies

·       Certified public accountant (CPA-K)

·       At least 5 years working experience

·       Sound knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

·       Experience of managing staff within the Accounts department.

·       Possess Excel modeling skills.

·       Ability to work in a dynamic environment

·       Self driven and requires minimal supervision

2. Accounts Assistant

Will report to the Financial Accountant and will be part of the team responsible for maintaining efficient and accurate Accounting function.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

·       To receive and process all invoices, expense forms and requests for payment.

·       Verify calculations and input codes in to the Accounts system in an accurate manner.

·       To maintain and reconcile payments received from subscribers and channel partners.

·       To deal with daily transactions for the petty cash and ensure that reconciliations are completed on a weekly basis.

·       To ensure all filing is done in a timely and accurate manner.

·       Prepare cheques for payment

Knowledge, skills and Abilities:

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and attributes:

·       Relevant degree in business studies

·       Studying for Certified Public Accountant, at least CPA II

·       At least 2 years working experience

·       Good organizational and administrative skills.

·       Attention to detail

·       Ability to work in a dynamic environment

·       Previous experience in an Accounts office.

·       Strong Microsoft and Excel skills.

Applying:

If you are qualified and up to the challenge, please send an updated Curriculum Vitae (Ms Word version) to kenyanrecruiter@gmail.com clearly stating the job position (Financial Accountant/ Accounts Assistant) in the subject.

Include your daytime contact, current & expected remuneration as well as your notice period in your application cover letter.

Deadline for application is 20th August 2011.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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