Chief Accountant at Sphinx Pharmaceutical Limited

Reports To: General Manager

Duty Station: Nairobi

The key role of the position is to lead the management, reporting, control and optimal utilization of a company’s financial resources and assets to meet business objectives while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and appropriate reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and implementation of the financial strategy to meet business objectives
• Developing and implementing functional policies, processes and procedures
• Developing and determining company financial requirements and provide guidelines on deployment including the preparation of company budgets
• Planning and directing financing needs, working capital, cash and cost management to meet company objectives
• Co-coordinating the annual auditing process, ensuring implementation of audit recommendations and ensuring effective internal controls
• Monitoring and ensure compliance with company policies, tax and other statutory requirements
• Responsible for key performance indicators mainly operating profit, trade receivables, bank borrowings, financial projections, cash flow management, inventory and relationship management with financial institutions and other key stakeholders
• Managing analysis of revenues / expenditure
• Developing and providing ad hoc financial information to end users for business decision making
• Determining and coordinating financial reporting and communication requirements both internally and externally

Application Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in commerce/ Finance or equivalent
• CPA K qualification or equivalent
• Over five (5) Years relevant experience
• A mature person, aged 30 years & above.
• Ability to handle demanding situations & work with minimum supervision.
• Person of unquestionable integrity.

Skills

• Financial Acumen;
• Budget formulation and monitoring;
• Financial Analysis and Reporting;
• Capacity building others;
• Achievement;
• Analytical Thinking;
• Customer orientation;
• Entrepreneurship;
• Flexibility;
• Holding People accountable.