Senior Accountant at Sheer Logic Management Consultants (SLMC)

Reporting to the Sub-Saharan Finance Director you will be an integral part of the Finance function and lead Finance contact for East Africa business, responsible for providing key commercial information to the business and accountable for the integrity and accuracy of the same.

This role will support the Commercial team locally and the management of the business to manage and enhance the margins within the business.

Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Performance management, measuring variance to plan / KPI-targets & driving corrective actions.
• Interaction with wider finance team to agree targets and pricing and to challenge commercial performance
• Driving profit improvement initiatives and interacting with other functions within the business including
• Research & Development, Procurement and Regulatory
• Validate accuracy, consistency and relevance of business pipeline In SFDC.
• Analysis of actuals (VPC) and the financial accuracy & integrity of forecasts (monthly, annually), budgets and strategic planning (5 year plan).
• Develop pricing strategies, review of strategic quotes for the sub-region
• Accountable for the implementation of mass price increases locally. Drive & support commercial negotiation process through the negotiation planner template
• Tracking business wins & losses locally
• Investment support (capex / M&A) where required
• Enabling commercial & business leadership to drive execution (business partner)
• Ensure that all relevant risk components are assessed, mitigated and communicated to BU management and risk management commercial control.
• Compliance responsibilities for legal entity and sub-region

Qualifications for the Accountant Job

• Min. 5 years PQE
• Recognised accountancy qualification (CPA K & ACCA)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting, BCOM (Finance and Accounting option), BBA Finance or
• Accounting or equivalent.
• Experience within a commercial environment
• Knowledge of SAP an advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Analytical and numerate with a strong attention to detail
• Ambition to advance within the organization to a senior commercial role.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to effectively communicate and build relationships – e.g. RDA, Finance, Procurement and Plant

Competencies Required

• Commercial and business acumen on review of the margins within the business and recommendations of enhancement or maintenance of existing process