Peak East Africa Commercial Finance Manager Job in Kenya

Peak East Africa Limited
 

Position: Commercial Finance Manager
    
Reporting To: General Manager, Peak East Africa ltd.

Position Purpose: The Finance Manager is responsible for the control and management of day to day running of the accounting and administration function, formulation and implementation of Business development strategy. 

The Finance Manager is also responsible for managing the Financial, System and Management Accounting function for PEAK East Africa Limited which meets the requirements of the Board of Directors (BOD), General Manager (GM), PEAK East Africa Ltd., Service Level Agreement (SLA) and other regulatory authorities within Kenya.  

As well as being responsible for the performance of the finance team, the FM will also contribute regularly to projects and the overall strategic direction of PEAK East Africa Ltd. by being part of the company's Management Group. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree level qualifications or higher
• CA or CPA or equivalent with 3-5 years post qualification experience
• Experience and knowledge of complex accounting packages
• Practical general finance and accounting experience in a foreign invested business
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and local language
• Audit experience be an added advantage

Other Skills and Attributes

• Understanding and alignment with PEAK’s culture and values
• Passion and willingness to travel
• Practical general finance and accounting experience in Travel Industry will be an added advantage
• A high level of knowledge of Excel spreadsheets,
• Demonstrate leadership and ability to foster teamwork
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining accuracy
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to show initiative and communicate any relevant issues
• Outstanding organisational skills, tenacity and attention to detail
• Ability to work with quick books, Navision, new and different software
• Good commercial acumen
• Ability to be both hands on and manage a team
• Must be honest and trustworthy

If you meet the above qualifications kindly forward your CV ONLY to Kenya@peakadventuretravel.com by 28/07/2014