Finance Manager at Human Capital Synergies Africa Ltd

Our Client, a private membership social club located in Nairobi is recruiting a Finance Manager to be responsible for Strategic, Managerial, Financial, Technical and Operational decisions in management of financial resources of the Club.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Oversee management of operations of Finance and Accounts department;
2. Coordinate preparation of the Club’s Annual Budget statement in liaison with heads of departments and advice the Club in justifying budgetary provisions to Executive/Main Committee for approval of budgets;
3. Offer guidance on effective and efficient management of Club’s financial resources through implementation of budget control measures;
4. Coordinate monitoring and absorption of approved budget to ensure conformity;
5. Coordinate effective and efficient revenue management from designated sources;
6. Analyse financial information to guide in decision making;
7. Coordinate preparation and presentation of Main Committee/Sub Committee and position papers;
8. Coordinate provision of information and compilation of responses to audit issues to both internal and external auditors;
9. Contribute to the development, implementation, management and monitoring of an information Management system to cater for departments operations;
10. Monitor the implementation of agreed upon business strategies tracking of key financial performance indicators.
11. Coordinate Formulation of Financial policies, Plans and Departmental Strategies;
12. Coordinate preparation of correspondences to both internal and external contacts such as auditors, bankers, financiers, statutory institutions such as KRA, suppliers, contractors and consultants to ensure timely feedback;
13. Authorise master payroll and initiate payroll disbursements in accordance with the approved policies and procedures;
14. Coordinate capacity building for departmental staff and setting of performance targets of direct reports;
15. Provide leadership in development and implementation of departmental risk management guidelines;
16. Liaise with the bank on transaction confirmations and other correspondences; and Manage investment portfolio of the Club.
17. Review and update the finance procedures and policies;
18. Prepare justification and ROI analysis for the Club’s projects.

OTHER KEY ATTRIBUTES

1. Strong leadership skills.
2. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
3. Strong communication and people management skills.
4. Team player.
5. Effective time management and prioritization skills.
6. Excellent business judgment, analytical, and decision-making skills
7. Commercial awareness.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting, or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
2. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) Or ACCA; and
3. Membership of professional body (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya ICPAK, ACCA) in good standing.
4. Ten (10) years’ work experience in accounting and/or in financial analysis; Five (5) of which should be at Managerial level.
5. Knowledge of any ERP software will be an added advantage.