Group Financial Controller Job in Nairobi Kenya

Group Financial Controller
 

Department: Finance
 

Reports to: Chief Finance Officer
 

Job Location: Nairobi

Job Purpose:  Responsible for Group reporting, financial analysis and business control for the organization

Education and experience:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Business Administration or similar
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Practical experience of working with an ERP
• Hands on experience in manufacturing environment
• Five years’ experience in FMCG or busy commercial environment
• Experience in a Group environment will give a distinct advantage

Main Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and consolidate Group Budgets and Forecasts
• Consolidate Group management financial reports in an accurate and timely manner
• Carry out financial analysis on business performance, highlight anomalies and opportunities and propose counter measures.
• Group treasury  consolidation, analysis and forecasting
• Analyze full  production costs  against standard costing
• Value chain management, make recommendations on margins, discounts and  retiring of non- profitable SKUs
• Decision support - business case preparation, payback follow up, budget vs actual follow up
• Consolidate  Key  Performance Indicators (KPI), interpreting the results with variance analysis
• Carry out detailed operational reviews (deep dives) in plants
• Support bottler finance departments  in controls and reporting
• Ensure compliance with Group policies, procedures, guidelines and chart of authority
• Support business process  improvement initiatives  through benchmarking and application of best practice
• Support the implementation of an ERP system
• Preparation of board papers and ad hoc reports for board meetings
• Ad hoc analysis- cost to serve, CAPEX, make vs buy and productivity enhancement

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Thorough accounting and tax knowledge
• Excellent analytical and modeling skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in a high pressure environment
• Good communication skills (oral and writing)
• Highly proficient in MS office (Excel, Power point)

Application procedure:
 

Applicants should email their applications attaching a detailed curriculum vitae and a letter indicating why they are interested in and qualified for the position and the names of three referees who can provide confidential assessment of their capabilities to a Search Committee. 

All communications relating to applications for this position should be addressed to email address: therecexpert@gmail.com  

Applications should be received by 25th July 2014. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

On the subject matter of the email please indicate the position you are applying for.