Finance Manager at Food For Education

About the role

Food for Education is rapidly expanding, and is looking for an experienced Finance Manager who will be in charge of all day-to-day accounting procedures, budgets, financial modelling, and financial planning, as well as other responsibilities as detailed below.

Job description 

General Accounting

• Manage all accounting functions, including bookkeeping /ledgering and financial transactions, and all asset, liability, and capital account entries.

Management Accounting/Costing function

• Provide financial analyses on operational costs and develop and recommend strategies to reduce unit cost of Food for Education’s core service delivery.

Reconciliations

• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information

Reports

• Prepare regular financial management reports to the CEO, management team, and Board of Directors, including monthly closes, quarterly reports, and annual reports
• Prepare special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends

Annual budgets

• Manage the annual budgeting process.

Audit

• Manage the audit process and work closely with the auditors and management to establish financial controls and procedures to meet stringent accounting standards
• Coordinate internal audit. Annual and KRA audit

Internal Controls Management

• Comply with national and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
• Maintain customer confidence and protect operations by keeping financial information confidential
• Secure financial information by developing procedures for data backups and maintain financial security by following internal controls.

Others

• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Certified Accounting Professional CPA (K) or an equivalent.
• Experience with company accounting, financial modeling, financial reporting, budgeting, and audit processes.
• Attention to detail, strong organizational and time management skills are essential
• Ability and willingness to work in a dynamic, start-up environment
• At Least 3 years of relevant experience
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work collaboratively in a team
• Strong oral and written communication, ability to communicate at different levels of the organization.