Savannah Cement Financial Accountants Job Vacancies in Kenya

Savannah Cement is the newest cement player to get into the Kenyan market and is currently about to complete a state-of –the-art greenfield cement grinding plant in Athi River Kenya.

The plant will employ the latest cement technology in the market to produce 1.5 million tonnes of various cement types per annum for the Kenyan and regional market.

Savannah Cement is seeking to recruit highly motivated, dynamic, innovative and result oriented professionals, seeking a thrilling and fulfilling experience, to join the company:

Vacancies: Financial Accountants

2 Positions

Reporting to the Head of Finance, each of the Financial Accountants will be responsible for specific areas namely:

a) Accounts payables and

b) payroll and Revenue, General ledger accounting & Treasury.

Responsibilities:

a) Accounts payables and payroll

• Processing Supplier/staff payments
• Reconciliation and settlement of VAT & withholding tax payments
• Supplier account reconciliations
• GL account reconciliations
• Verification and maintaining of the Fixed assets register
• Computation of annual tax; and
• Payroll Processing

b) Revenue, GL accounting & Treasury

• Preparation and review of Customer master file
• Processing pricing data, discounts, rebates, credit notes, customer transactional data
• Sales accounting and Cash forecasting
• Secretary to the credit committee
• Preparation of Treasury reports and forecast
• Bank liaison and reconciliation of Bank accounts transactions
• Cash transmission-collections and payments
• Ensure adherence to treasury and revenue controls
• GL Accounting; and
• Negotiating with banks on deposits and borrowing.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

These positions require:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a business related field with professional qualifications (CPA, ACCA or equivalent. A Masters degree will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in a reputable commercial organization and/or professional audit firm
• Experience in audit or similar commercial environment with exposure to ensuring compliance with controls
• Good ICT knowledge, especially in an ERP environment, Good knowledge of general accountancy rules, processes and financial analysis
• Good reporting skills and proficiency in the use of presentation tools such as PowerPoint; and
• A high level of integrity, excellent conceptual, reporting, communication, team relations, analytical, planning and coordination skills.

Applications should be submitted on or before March 15, 2012 to:

The Head of Human Resources,
Savannah Cement (epz) Limited,
P.O. Box 27910, 00100,
Nairobi.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Savannah Cement is an equal opportunities employer.