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Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Group CFO the group business controller is to maintain the financial model of the group and provide leadership in the budgeting/planning/forecasting process, capital allocation decisions, long-term planning, and business performance reviews. Leads the preparation of materials for the board/shareholders/funders meetings and ad-hoc requests. Identifies variances to expectations and acts as a steward of group resources in obtaining efficiencies and value for money. Acts as the main group contact in Due Diligence questions/data rooms.
FUNCTIONS/KEY RESULTS EXPECTED:
Budgeting and planning
- Drive the annual process of budget preparation and regular update.
- Coordinate inputs to the budget from various business heads across the Company.
- Challenge inputs/assumptions
- Monthly update of actuals and comparative variance analysis against the budget and prior year
- Prepare management reports for the monthly management meetings
Capital allocation decisions/Group financial model
- Develop the long-term financial model for the Company.
- Coordinate with business heads on the key assumptions for the valuation. Challenge key assumptions where necessary
- Present results of the valuation modeling: NPV, IRR, Payback period, break-even point, tornado, charts etc
- Whenever requested run multiple scenarios for the valuation
- Perform valuation of the business using methods other than DCF
- Perform valuation of specific investments which the Group undertakes. Present/defend the results to the senior management
Business performance reviews
- Prepare information for regular business performance reviews
- AnalySe and interpret data, identify trends, convert data into information and share with managemen
Management information for the board/shareholders/funders
- Liaise with departments and leadership across the group.
- Prepare management information for the board/shareholder/funders
- Prepare information for ad-hoc requests from board/shareholders/funders o Identify and track agreed KPIs and prepare summary explanations.
- Provide financial/business information for the purposes of draw down notes to Follow up on requests from board/shareholders/funders.
- Focus on accuracy and high standards from subsidiaries.
Other
- Provide support on other ad-hoc requests from the management
- Continuously learn industry best practices and implement them in the company.
ACADEMIC /PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or Sciences
- A master’s degree in managerial/financial courses is an added advantage
- CFA/CPA/ACCA qualification is an advantage
COMPETENCIES
- Advanced valuation and financial modelling skills. Ability to build complex models from scratch
- Strong financial analysis skills
- Strong accounting skills, knowledge of IFRS
- Advanced Excel (inc. Power Query) and presentation skills
- Power BI, SQL, and Python programming skills are an advantage
- Ability to perform under pressure and toward strict deadlines
- Excellent communication skills. Confident in presenting to senior management, shareholders, and funders
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Self-starter and able to work under minimal supervision
- Curious and interested in business, able to see the story behind the figures
- Demonstrated openness to change and ability to manage complexities and remain calm, and in control even under pressure.
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Job summary:
Reports to Lead Hardware Engineer
Overall Objective Ensure the reliable operation of our meters by conducing rigorous testing of current and future firmware versions, continuously improving the firmware testing process and making recommendations to improve meter firmware.
Scope
Clients in Kenya and Tanzania
FUNCTIONS/KEY RESULTS EXPECTED:
- Test firmware versions under development
- Analyse and record test results, and prepare written test reports
- Recommend improvements in meter software and hardware design. Continuously improve testing processes
- Monitor and analyse the performance of deployed firmware
- Support firmware release process
- Investigate technical issues and potential tampering incidents and recommend resolutions.
- Train colleagues in repair and configuration of meters.
- Analyse daily meter performance and report issues.
- Provide technical assistance to our technician and salespersons in the field.
KEY CAPABILITIES AND EDUCATION:
- Ability to read circuit schematics and board layouts in an electrical CAD programs
- Knowledge of hardware (embedded hardware) and firmware interaction.
- Experience in C/C++ and Java programming languages.
- Experience with MySQL is an added advantage
- Enthusiasm to continuously improve skills and learn new technologies
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Ability to analyse data using Excel
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Functions/Key expected results
- Appropriate business controls are in place and executed in financial, accounting and business processes
- Transactions are recorded in accordance with IFRS
- Statutory reports are prepared in a timely and accurate manner and filed within the deadlines
- Tax returns are filed and taxes are paid timely
- Tax exposures are identified and proper planning is undertaken
- Annual statutory audit is conducted in an efficient manner and actions and recommendations have been implemented timely
- Insightful management information reports are prepared on regular basis and shared with the leadership
- Annual budget and long term business plan are timely prepared and performance tracked regularly
- Prepare weekly payment plan
- Manage month close and continuously improve the process with the aim of achieving fast close
- Support financial planning team with monthly cash flow forecasts and weekly actuals
- Lead business performance management: set appropriate KPIs, measure performance and challenge/support business leads in achieving their targets
- Risks are adequately identified and managed. Risk register is maintained and regularly discussed with leadership
- Ensure stock information is always up to date and accurate
- Prepare any required reports and Group board meetings
- Continuous improvement of finance and accounting processes
- Coach and develop staff
- Ensure succession plan is in place and all critical positions have deputies
- Ensure all HSSE requirements are complied with in conducting finance and supply chain activities
Academic qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics
- CPA, preferably international qualification
- MBA is an advantage
Competencies
- 10+ of relevant experience in major Kenya or international companies, preferably FMCG, or rapidly scaled up companies
- Confidently communicating with top management, investors and other stakeholders
- Proven rack record of overall accountability for finance function
- Experience in managing external audits (Tier 1 and Tier 2 audit firms)
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop people. Open minded and able to lead the organisation to achieving ambitious targets
- Experience of rapid scale up, setting up systems and processes from scratch is a major advantage
- Proven track record of managing change, continuous improvement
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Academic qualifications
- Business Related Degree Preferably Bachelor of Commerce in Accounts or Finance and CPA 4 or ACCA 4 qualifications.
Professional Qualifications & Job Competencies
- Understanding and Commitment to the Company Core Values
- Knowledge of ERP System SAP/Ecommerce System.
- Understanding and Knowledge of basic bookkeeping.
- Strong Written and Verbal Communication skills.
- Experience from LPG Industry or Ecommerce business will be an added advantage.
- Stock Valuation reports.
- Prepayment schedule update.
- Revenue & Consumption Report.
- IFRS 16 (Leases) report update.
- Fuel Analysis monthly report.
- Fixed Asset Register monthly update.
- Must display a Can-do attitude and Work well with others.
- Punctual and Reliable.
- The ability to multi-task in a high paced work environment.
Previous Relevant Work Experience Required.
- Minimum 5 years of Accounting Experience with 2 years of previous experience in similar field preferred.
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Job Role Description
We are looking for an organized, experienced Executive Assistant to make the work of the Production Director & Group Executive Chef easier by supporting him with regard to logistics and administrative tasks. The tasks will amongst others include travel bookings, filing and archiving of documents, meeting minutes write-ups, follow-up calls to staff and partners, support in HR activities, and data capture in production-related software.
Roles and responsibilities
- Hotels bookings
- Airplane ticket bookings
- Car / Driver bookings
- General Business Administration
- Management of schedules/calendars
- Planning and scheduling meetings with third parties
- Attending meetings and writing meeting minutes
- Scanning and archiving documents
- Follow-up calls to staff and partners; Data capture in production-related software Preparation of events
- Support in recruitment and HR administrative processes (screening and sorting CVs, calling selected candidates and scheduling interviews, writing up of interview minutes, collecting of administrative papers
Qualifications and Skills required.
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in a similar role
- University degree in business administration
- Ability to type on a computer professionally (60 wpm and over)
- Good Knowledge of Canva
- General computer knowledge, very strong in Excel & word
- Ability to organize and plan
- Knows how to file and archive documents
- Prior experience in the food & beverage industry is a plus
Competences
- Intellectual capital
- Analysis skills
- Integrity & honesty
- Resourcefulness/ initiative
- Organization/planning
- Team player
- Adaptability
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Job Summary
Lead the development, deployment, and operation of our software in AWS (Amazon Web Services) enabling frequent, secure, and reliable release of software to production. Ensure high availability of production systems. The full set of our bespoke software in development, test and production environments for our businesses in Kenya, Tanzania and elsewhere
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead a distributed team of DevOps Engineers.
- Automate and run the build, test, and deployment of our software in AWS
- Provide guidance to development teams to improve performance and operability of the solutions they develop.
- The DevOps Team Lead will lead a distributed team of colleagues and consultants in Kenya, Tanzania, China, UK, USA and elsewhere.
- CircleTech delivers a 24hour service to customers. The DevOps Team Lead may be required to work overnight and weekends to resolve urgent technical incidents or to make changes at a time that causes least disruption to customers.
- Manage code deployments, fixes, updates, and related build processes.
- Implement monitoring tools to detect issues, measure performance and provide telemetry for developers.
- Build automated testing to reduce manual effort and improve product quality.
- Ensure that systems meet business and customer needs for reliability and availability by designing and building infrastructure that delivers high uptime using high-availability designs and self-healing systems
- Develop operational dashboards and alarms and monitor performance and capacity and introduce solutions to maintain service levels.
- Actively troubleshoot any issues that arise during testing and catch and solve issues before release
- Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to analyze and troubleshoot complex production issues.
- Ensure security good practice is followed in deployment and operations.
- Lead in establishing DevOps practices
- Promote DevOps principles and culture across the software engineering organization.
- Mentor and coach junior-level DevOps engineers.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
- Degree in Information Technology or equivalent
- AWS qualifications an advantage.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience with AWS particularly EC2, VPC, Lambda functions, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Cloud Formation, CloudTrail and CloudWatch.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience leading a technology team
- Ability to motivate and coach junior DevOps Engineers.
- Expertise in CI/CD tools such as AWS Code deploy
- Some experience in one or more database systems including Dynamo DB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
- Experience of monitoring tools such as Graphana and Data Dog
- Good understanding of Information Security in web applications.
- Excellent network design and troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python
- Enthusiasm to continually improve skills and learn new technologies
- At least two years of relevant experience.
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply
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Job Purpose:
To support the organization to realize its strategy on growth in customer numbers within the specific territories through management of people, assets, systems, warehouses, HSE, sales, customers, and costs. In addition, the role plays an integral part in the Route to market (RTM) strategy in collaboration with other departments.
FUNCTIONS/KEY RESULTS EXPECTED:
- Strategically manage the depot in compliance with the company’s strategy, SOPs policies, and procedures.
- Develop and train direct reportees to grow the customer base while taking ownership for business growth.
- Plan work rotas, assign tasks appropriately, and appraise results
- Managing, coaching, mentoring, taking part in disciplinary actions, and evaluating the team to ensure a high level of employee motivation and performance.
- Responsible for the depot’s profit and loss, developing and managing the depot within the approved budget with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Manage stock control of both assets and spare parts
- Offer exemplary customer service and support.
- Maintain standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security
- Working closely with other Depot Sales Managers and ensuring team cohesiveness.
- Execute any other duties as may be assigned by Management from time to time.
KEY CAPABILITIES AND EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or any business-related course
- A master’s degree in managerial courses is an added advantage
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience
- Proficiency in using MS Office suites (i.e., MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint etc.).
- Proficiency in the use of operating systems (such as SAP) for Inventory management, budgeting, cost control and tasks management
- Specialized activities related to Admin management, performance evaluation, monitoring of transactions, and reporting.
- Demonstrated openness to change and ability to manage complexities and remains calm, in control, and good-humored even under pressure.
- Financial reporting understanding, accounting qualification, or exposure to the same will be an added advantage
- People management skills
- Previous experience in sales/ business development/ partnership management
- LPG knowledge/ experience an added advantage
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Job summary:
Reporting to DevOps Team Lead, the DevOps Platform Engineer’s overall objective is to Support the development, deployment, and operation of our software in AWS (Amazon Web Services) enabling the frequent, secure, and reliable release of software to production. Assist our developers to deliver excellent software by providing the tools, environments, source control, and automated testing and deployment that they need.
Scope
The full set of our client’s bespoke software in development, test, and production environments for our businesses in Kenya, Tanzania, and elsewhere.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Automate and run the build, test, and deployment of our software in AWS
- Build and maintain tools, solutions, and microservices associated with the deployment of our platform.
- Manage code deployments, fixes, updates, and related processes.
- Enable continuous development and integration (CI/CD) and support developers to use the CI/CD pipeline.
- Implement monitoring tools to detect issues, measure performance, and provide telemetry for developers.
- Design and build infrastructure that delivers high uptime using High Availability designs and self-healing systems
- Develop operational dashboards and alarms.
- Monitor performance and capacity and introduce solutions to maintain service levels.
- Actively troubleshoot any issues that arise during testing and catch and solve issues before release
- Troubleshoot operational incidents
- Ensure security good practice is followed in deployment and operations.
- Assist in establishing DevOps practices
Other
- The DevOps engineer will be working as part of a distributed team with colleagues in Kenya, Tanzania, China, UK, USA, and elsewhere.
- CircleTech delivers a 24-hour service to customers. The DevOps Engineer may be required to work overnight and on weekends to resolve urgent technical incidents or to make changes at a time that causes the least disruption to customers.
KEY CAPABILITIES AND EDUCATION:
- Minimum 3 years experience with AWS particularly EC2, VPC, Cloud Formation, CloudTrail, and CloudWatch.
- Excellent network design and troubleshooting skills.
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python
- Experience in CI/CD tools such as AWS Code deploy
- Some experience in one or more database systems including Dynamo DB, MySQL, or DPostgreSQL
- Experience in monitoring tools such as Grafana and Data Dog
- Good understanding of Information Security in web applications.
- Enthusiasm to continually improve skills and learn new technologies
- At least five years of relevant experience.
- Degree in Information Technology or equivalent
- AWS qualifications an advantage
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Job Summary
Developing systems and analysis on data relating to customer behavior, operational performance, and financial performance, to improve business performance across the Circle Gas Group
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define data and analytics strategy practices, lead the creation of the firm’s data and analytics strategy in collaboration with the CIO
- Work closely with colleagues in operations and sales to understand their need for information improve business performance
- Lead development of data lake and ETL processes
- Build and lead the Data Analytics team to provide insights to the company.
- Foster the creation of a data-driven culture, related competencies and data literacy across the enterprise.
- Support the data analysts across the company by building their skills and providing access to data and tools. Insight
- Take a lead in extracting insights from data and presenting to leadership to provoke action to improve customer service or operational effectiveness.
- Perform statistical analysis on business data to extract business insights and present to Circle Gas management. Governance
- Ensure that data used for analytics is kept secure and customer privacy is protected
- Ensure that data captured and stored by the organization is done so in compliance with relevant data protection legislation and disaster recovery plans Project Delivery
- Lead cross-functional business projects focused on data capture and analysis as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
- Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar
- 4+ years of data analysis engineering or data science
- 3+ years coding in one of the following languages: Python, R, SQL, Java, Javascript
- AWS Experience an advantage
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply Commercially aware and able to interpret data to assist business improvement
- Ability to work with peers at all levels in the organization up to senior leadership team level.
- Ability to use data to tell powerful stories that drive positive change
- Ability to design tables/schemas in relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Dynamo DB)
- Attention to detail in analysis and presentation
- Proficient in Agile development process
- Ability to lead a distributed tea
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