Management Accountant Job in Kenya

Management Accountant
 

Department: Finance 

Reports to: Finance Manager
 

Job Location: Eldoret / Nyeri / Kisii
 

Job Purpose: Responsible for Cost control, Inventory control and financial analysis for the Bottling plant operations 

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:

• Prepare monthly management accounts
• Carry out monthly variance analysis on management accounts
• Prepare reconciliation of revenues  to volumes and prepare KO reports to financial reports
• Value chain management, recommendations on margins, discounts and retiring of non- profitable SKUs
• Co-ordinate physical stock counts (daily, monthly, annual etc)
• Work  with costing tools and analyzing full production costs against standards
• Carry out detailed analysis on factory KPIs, reconciling to the general ledger highlight anomalies and opportunities and propose counter measures.
• Assist in the budgeting and forecasting process by coordinating and consolidate information from different sources.
• Decision support – prepare business case, payback follow up and budget versus actual follow up
• Ensure compliance with Company  policies, procedures, guidelines and chart of authority
• Support business process  improvement initiatives  through benchmarking
• Support  implementation of ERP
• Assist in preparation of board papers and ad hoc reports for the board

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.