Finance Controller at G4S

Role Responsibility:

Main Purpose of Position

To oversee the financial controlling function including the compilation of financial statements, reconciliation reviews, financial reporting, implementation of financial controls and other related activities for G4S Kenya. The key performance areas are:-

1. Review of balance sheet reconciliations

• Review fixed asset registers, accrual reconciliations and proper working capital management.
• Ensure authorization of reconciliation

2. Monthly Reporting

• Collect information from relevant sources and compile professional accurate management reports monthly
• Ensure timeous and accurate financial General Ledger monthly results
• Ensure timeous and correct follow up on all discrepancies
• Ensure in the verification of the correctness of the systems to provide accurate financial information
• Verify actual results for variances to previous reporting periods, or to identify inaccuracies
• Ensure compliance with IFRS
• Ensure printing of compiled and completed reports
• Attend and provide financial input on monthly trade reviews.

3. Liaison  with internal and external auditors

• Act as a liaison with internal and external auditors
• Investigate and follow-up on discrepancies of audit reports
• Provide feedback to auditors and management on discrepancies

4. Tax Compliance

• Ensure local tax compliance.

5. CAPEX  Committee

• Set up capex review mechanism.
• Provide input on:
  • Capex expenditure to date
  • Cashflow position to date
• Communicate capex feedback on monthly review meetings

6. Assist with budget and forecast process

• Compare budgeted/forecasted results to actual or expected results in order to identify inaccuracies
• Ensure that accurate budget/forecast templates are loaded in the system
• Ensure timeous regional budgets and provide financial input on annual budget review meeting

7. Financial Management and Controls

• Proactively supporting, driving and delivering the financial process and performance including coordination with various business units to deliver financial objectives.
• Advising the management team and other key managers on business decision support and financial leadership as well as issues relating to accounting policies and procedures; financial management and control; planning and analysis and implementing a group policy in local business.

8. People Management and Development

• Delivering a high quality decision support capability to the commercial team
• Enhancing the financial capability of non-finance staff. Motivating staff by exercising sound management and leadership skills and principles.
• Strong focus on people development and continuously developing potential of staff through training.
• Appraising and counseling staff on performance related issues to ensure productivity and retention of human resources.
• Overseeing people development initiatives and ensuring that all training, coaching and learning is implemented within the agreed schedule and in line with career plans and succession planning.

The Ideal Candidate:

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Relevant Degree in Finance / Accounting or Business Management
• CPA (K) or similar qualification
• Knowledge of Financial principles and practices
• Knowledge of IFRS
• Expert knowledge in tax local taxation requirements and regulations 
• Knowledge of financial controls and audit standards

• Knowledge of how to perform and review reconciliations
• Knowledge of how to implement financial controls
• MS Office Computer skills (Excel Advanced)
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent reporting system
• Seven years and above in management experience typically in a leadership role
• Registered ICPAK Member

Technical Skills

• Financial Acumen
• Analytical Skills
• Negotiation
• Microsoft Word – Advance level
• Microsoft Excel – Advance level
• Microsoft PowerPoint – Advance level
• ERP system(s)
• Google suite of products

Behavioural Skills – Management

• Awareness of the marketing environment
• Delivering strategy
• Driving change
• Leading people
• Delivering performance
• Working with complexity
• Managing professionally
• Customer thinking
• Collaborating and Co-operating