Job Vacancies at Wasoko

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support to the Manager, FP&A for the budgeting/forecasting process, month-end closing and variance analysis, cash flow modelling and various ad hoc projects
• Develop models to improve the efficiency and accuracy of expense forecasting
• Evaluate the company’s performance using key data
• Support operational improvements with financial analytics
• Participate in month-end close process including variance analysis of expenses and gross margin reconciliation
• Provide decision making support to drive business performance improvement
• Identify Risks and Opportunities within the business and provide Actionable analysis

Principal Outputs for the Role

• Timely and accurate reports for the business.
• Accurate and up to date financial information for the business
• Sound financial advice to the business unit heads

Qualifications- Academic and Professional

• Bachelor’s Degree in science/economics/accounting/statistics or related fields
• Certified Accountant – CPA(K) or ACCA would be a plus but not mandatory

Experience

• 2 – 3 years’ experience in finance/analytics/accounting with at least 1 years as a Business analyst/Cost Accountant/Financial Analyst
• 1-2 years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and modelling
• Proficient in Excel, Power Point and Other MS applications
• Retail/Wholesale/FMCG experience

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate posting of all inventory transactions in the various systems
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly physical stock checks in all the warehouses and highlight variances to the management.
• Prepare and distribute daily, weekly, monthly and ad-hoc inventory levels and consumption reports to all the relevant departments.
• Reconcile daily sales quantities with inventory movement.
• Reconciling inventory accounts to the general ledger
• Identify and control stock discrepancies.
• Compile and present stock reports to management
• Reviewing obsolete/redundant inventory for write off and to facilitate their removal from the warehouse.
• Liaise with the warehouse team and other internal teams to test product status upon delivery and storage condition.
• Any other duties as prescribed by your manager

Requirements:

• Minimum CPA, ACCA, Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills and pay attention to even the tiniest details
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to synthesize data and develop meaningful conclusions and predictive insights
• Strong communication/presentation skills and leadership abilities.
• Must have an inquisitive, exploring the mind and a geek about all things finance
• Must be comfortable in a fast-paced, team-based environment
• Motivated self-starter, showing creativity and energy