Corporate Financial Manager

REPORTS TO: Regional Finance Manager

PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSE

We are seeking a talented Corporate Financial Manager to lead our finance team in the Regional Africa, to be based in our Nairobi office.

Role and responsibilities

• Bank and cash/ Payments: Review and approval of cash sheet again supporting documents & ensure reconciling items are cleared

• Review and approval of bank reconciliation & ensure reconciling items are cleared Approval of all expense voucher (Kenya) Signature of cheques.

• Release of EFT payments.

• Administration of bank requirements (i.e. update signatories)

• Prepare cash flow statement and analysis of cash.

• Salaries: Payroll review and approval monthly, timeous and accurate payment of salaries.

• Ensure accurate payment of salary related costs, timeous and accurate submission of statutory payroll items.

• Reconcile payroll report to GL

• Review the following for reconciliation and reconciling aged items, Staff advances, retention monies, security deposits, prepayments, WIP & debt, provision for bad debt, fixed assets, client advances, annual leave and timesheet clearing accounts.  

• Ensure TSC is always in over accrual position

• Ensure that DLC is in line with actual outcomes

• Taxes Review and approval of WHT recon & ensure reconciling items are cleared.

• Review VAT recon, approval of Provisional tax recon, approval of corporate tax paid recon & ensure reconciling items are cleared.

• Complete DE (TAX Forms) forms for Subsidiaries relating to deferred tax disclosure.

• Review and reconcile Tax TB with Accounting TB.

• Audits   Review annual financial statements

• Reconcile AFS with management account

• Management of audits and ensuring that audits are on track and completed in time.

• Reports Overhead reports submission for Regional Director

• Prepare monthly report in presentation format on performance of duties as per functions stipulated

• Review and analysis of overheads: budgets/Actual/Forecast

• Admin of overheads & contracts with Group

• Set targets to reduce overheads costs and implement them.

• Review PPR for accuracy, completeness of overhead costs. (Subs & branches). Corporate Finance Manager and Commercial Financial Manager to jointly approve PPRs in consultation with the Business.

• General Development of goal, policies, procedures, priorities in line with outlines

• Reduce financial risk to the business

Recommended Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• 3-year financial degree

• CPA & other post graduate qualification advantageous

• 5+ years of technical finance and proven management experience

• Experience with the Epicore and/or SAP software package (or similar), is preferable

• Proven knowledge of financial analysis, ability to develop financial models

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

• Ability to problem solve and work within tight deadlines and under pressure

• Sound knowledge of taxes in Regional Africa

• Service industry experience preferable

• Attention to detail

• Good interpersonal skills

We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success.  We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.  We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment and work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices.  In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups.

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