Job Vacancies at Corporate Staffing

Responsibilities:

• Assume management of the trading, procurement, and processing operations with responsibility for the bottom line.
• Develop marketing strategies to ensure consistent growth of existing coffee operations and improve the group’s competitive position.
• Review and enhance all existing relationships within East Africa and other countries.
• Seek, recommend, and develop new technical and trading opportunities across the region.
• Conduct market research to understand industry trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of business development strategies.
• Monitor and analyze sales performance metrics, generating reports to assess progress and identify areas for improvement.
• Stay updated on industry developments, regulations, and market changes to adapt strategies accordingly.

Qualifications:

• A university degree or equivalent.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior management position in green coffee trading.
• Wide experience in physical coffee trading preferably with significant time spent in origin.
• P&L responsibility through differential and outright trading.
• Good technical knowledge of coffee processing plants and procedures.
• Sound coffee cupping/liquoring expertise.
• Strong leader and communicator.

Deadline - 4th February 2024

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Responsibilities

• Setting up and managing vendor and customer accounts
• Processing cash book, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and intercompany accounts transactions
• Monitoring and following up on outstanding advances, per diem reconciliations, and payments
• Treasury management, including reporting and payment of staff salaries
• Petty cash management
• Accounting for acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation of fixed assets
• Monthly balance sheet and vendor reconciliations
• Filing of withholding taxes and statutory tax returns
• Ensuring statutory and internal compliance in the Nairobi office
• Managing year-end audit preparation and engagement with external auditors
• Provide accurate advice on billing queries.
• Respond promptly and completely to both client and internal enquiries.
• Providing ad-hoc reporting as and when requested by management.
• Ensure that debts are paid in a timely manner.
• Dealing with internal queries about payments, ensuring customers pay on time.
• Ensure that all transactions are compliant with company’s policies and regulations.

Qualifications & Experience

• A degree in accounting or relevant qualification
• Min of 5 years as a credit controller handling a large customer portfolio, preferably in the manufacturing sector
• CPA finalist
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of budget preparation, monitoring and procurement processes
• Capable of making fast and sound decisions.
• Requisite knowledge of basic computer packages.
• People management skills
• Knowledge of ERP (Knowledge of Microsoft Business Central is added advantage)
• Good customer relationship skills
• Good analytical skills
• Report writing and presentation skills

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Responsibilities

• Supervising various teams’ i.e housekeeping, landscaping, and catering teams.
• Ensuring the houses and furniture are well maintained.
• Oversee the maintenance and running of the clubhouse.
• Managing budgets and ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Liaise with the marketing team to get bookings for the available bed nights.
• Process reservations from the sales and travel agents.
• Respond to all issues and queries with prompt attention.
• Process reservations via email, phone calls or text and plan accordingly with housekeeping and catering.
• Know the selling status, rates, and benefits of all packages plans.
• Create and maintain reservation records by date of arrival.
• Process advance deposits on reservations.
• Track future room availabilities on the basis of reservations.
• Coming up with initiatives to improve the performance of our OTA’s and ensure client give us reviews.
• Ensure clients have a great experience and attend to any issues raised promptly.
• Purchase and reconcile all items needed for catering and housekeeping.
• Share a weekly report on number of reservations and status of the houses.

Qualifications:

• Have a Diploma or Degree in Hospitality Management.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the same role.
• Strong organizational and time management skills ability to adhere to deadlines, multi-task and be able to prioritize.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with demonstrated creativity & innovation in business.
• Ability to learn quickly and manage workload in a demanding environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Outstanding communication skills with a strong attention to detail.

Deadline - 10th February 2024