Corporate Financial Manager at SMEC

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