Job Opportunities at Corporate Staffing

Responsibilities for the Financial Controller Job

• Manage all company finances and operations including Billing, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Manage the Kenya and regional Finance teams
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting and ensure proper accounting for the company
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen client satisfaction and ensure supplier invoices are approved and processed as per finance procedures
• Responsible for ensuring all tax and other statutory obligations are filed and relevant payments made before deadline dates to ensure penalties do not accrue
• Preparation of annual budget and periodic measure of actual performance
• Complete oversight of the Regional Company Finances
• Responsible for ensuring systems, controls and procedures are followed within the finance department, and implementation of new effective systems
• Planning, Budgeting and analyzing transactions
• Handle Payroll
• Developing and implementing new measures to ensure cost cutting
• Oversee management report preparation and relevant reconciliations and present them to the management by due dates
• In charge of external and internal annual audits to ensure timely provision of audited accounts
• In charge of security matters of the agency and company asset custody
• Overall responsibility of motor vehicle usage and logistics
• Tax planning
• Creation and updating of strategic financial plan in line with company strategy
• Additional Financial Manager duties as necessary

Requirements

• Proven working experience as a Financial Controller
• 8 years of Finance experience in a managerial level
• Degree in Finance and/Accounting
• CPAK
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
• Knowledge and experience in the use of ERP
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Good presentation skills
• Strong personality
• Good team player