Living Goods Accounting Manager - Kenya
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Business that Changes Lives… Including Yours
What is Living Goods?
What is Living Goods?
Do
you have serious business skills and want to use them to make a difference not
just make a living? Are you just looking for a change, or are you
looking for the chance to changes millions of lives for the better, including
yours? If your answer is ‘yes’, read on.
At
Living Goods we believe the poor deserve better health, a better deal, and a
chance at a better life.
Living
Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro entrepreneurs who go door-to-door
teaching families how to improve their health and wealth, and selling low-cost,
life-changing products like essential medicines, fortified foods, money-saving
cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living
Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the
developing world, through networks of franchised micro entrepreneurs who
leverage LG’s brand, buying power and powerful mobile marketing tools to
deliver vital products, at accessible prices, to the people who need them
most.
By
combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising
and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to
improve the health and wealth of the world’s poor.
Position
Overview
Living
Goods is expanding into Kenya in 2013 with the goal of building a national
network of high-impact entrepreneurs. We are recruiting a full new team to lead
this effort and one of the key positions is Accounting Manager.
The
Accounting Manager will oversee all of LG Kenya’s day to day bookkeeping,
ensure careful inventory controls, and deliver timely, accurate monthly closes.
Success in this role means delivering not only accurate financial statements,
but also financial insights to improve the business. Living Goods is a
fast-paced, mission-driven and business-minded organization.
This
is your chance to join and shape a successful fast growing, multi-national
organization at a time of exceptional opportunities for professional growth.
Living
Goods has been featured in The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The Economist,
and The Huffington Post, read more here: www.livinggoods.org/news-media/news/
Accounting
Manager Responsibilities
- Oversee
Day to Day Management of LG’s Finances and Financial Reporting. Track and
post all financial transactions in Quickbooks, manage payroll, bank
account reconciliation, purchases, capital expenditures, daily cash
management and other bookkeeping duties.
- Oversee
Inventory Controls across multiple product stores
- Produce
Monthly Financial Statements and Analyses
- Coordinate
Year-End Audit
Qualifications
- Minimum
of 7 years of accounting experience preferably in retail or wholesale of
consumer packaged goods. Strong inventory control experience in SKU
intensive businesses.
- Exceptional
math and analytical skills. Well versed in MS Excel. Proficient in
QuickBooks
The
position is based in Nairobi, Kenya and requires in-country travel 10-15% of
most months.
Compensation
Compensation
- A
competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience
including health, vacation, and bonus opportunity.
- The
opportunity to be your best while making lives better for others.
Life
at Living Goods
Living
Goods is aiming to make game-changing, landscape-shifting changes that
dramatically improve the lives of the poor. We think big, but we operate small
and nimble. At LG, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work
with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
If
you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high
standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and
learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of
humor, you will be happy at Living Goods.
See
www.livinggoods.org/principles.
Living Goods’ head office sits in California, USA where some of the most successful companies in the world were born – including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and Google.
Living Goods’ head office sits in California, USA where some of the most successful companies in the world were born – including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and Google.
Living
Goods is financed by some of the most successful business people and investors
in world including the founder of eBay – an $11 billion global platform that
empowers millions of small businesses around the world.
How to Apply
How to Apply
Please
submit a single file with resume/CV and cover letter describing your interest,
qualifications, and how you learned of the position to jobs@livinggoods.org.
Please type “Kenya Accounting Manager – [Last Name]” in the subject line.
New opportunities at Living Goods get filled quickly.
New opportunities at Living Goods get filled quickly.
Apply
today!
For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org
follow us on twitter at @Living_Goods
For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org
follow us on twitter at @Living_Goods