Job Opportunities at Summit Recruitment and Search - 7 Positions

Our client, the region’s largest steel producer is looking to recruit a Payable Accountant to be based in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. The ideal candidate MUST be a CPA (K) Finalist proficient in accounting systems and processes.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly ageing analysis for Account Payable for the group of companies.
• Submit analysis to the Finance Management team on a monthly basis.
• Preparation of payments on basis of due suppliers and getting approval from FC/DFC for go ahead.
• Checking of reconciliations for all the group of companies.
• Reconcile creditor’s statements with the ledger to identify any variances.
• Getting cheques to be written for all companies after approval from FC/DFC.
• Follow up for creditor statements and missing invoices on monthly basis.
• Follow up for credit notes from suppliers for disputed items and prices as well as wrong invoicing.
• Ensuring cheques are collected by creditors.
• Checking and reporting on daily outgoing cheques for creditors.
• Responding to suppliers queries and follow up with them to ensure our ledgers are correct.
• Annual audit preparation.
• Any other work assigned by the Finance Management.

Qualification:

• Must have a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) Degree or related field.
• Must have a CPAK qualification.
• Must have above 3 years’ experience in a busy working environment.
• Must be detailed oriented and possess good communication skills.
• Must be proficient in TALLY and/or SAP.

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Job Description

Our client, the region’s largest steel producer is looking to recruit 2 Payroll Accountants to be based in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. The ideal candidate MUST be a CPA (K) Finalist proficient in Endeavor Paymaster and/or TA Master Payroll systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare, analyze and implement payroll transactions on a timely manner.
• Confirm manual attendance register vs biometric attendance register and reconcile.
• Periodic physical counts/audit at the plants and any variances should be reported to superior.
• Prepare and/or analyze periodic payroll reports, schedules and payroll related journal entries.
• Analyze payroll reports, statements, records and making recommendations to improve payroll process.
• Prepare and/or review the accuracy of payroll related journal entries and perform account reconciliation.
• Prepares audit schedules and assists/coordinates audit of accounting statements/reports.
• Coordinates with plants payroll accountant on issues affecting company payroll.
• Prepare statutory statement e.g PAYE, NSSF and NHIF and reconcile.
• Monthly payroll summary for all the plants and submit to Finance Controller.
• Reconcile with signed pay sheet with weekly/ monthly payroll.
• Any other duty is given by the management as and when required.

Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) Degree or related field.
• Must have a CPAK qualification.
• Must have above 3 years’ experience in a busy working environment.
• Must be detailed oriented and possess good communication skills.
• Must possess strong systems aptitude in MS Office.
• Must be proficient in TALLY and/or SAP.

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Job Description

Our client, the region’s largest steel producer is looking to recruit a Finance MIS Officer to be based in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. The ideal candidate MUST be a CPA (K) Finalist proficient in TALLY and/or SAP systems who will monitor, analyze and reconcile daily, weekly and monthly inventory movement in terms of finished goods, raw materials and semi-finished goods for the all the plants and in addition implement inventory control policies and procedures. The candidate MUST be fluent in spoken Hindi, Gujarati or Punjabi.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare, monitor and analyze MIS Reports on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Plan, organize, direct, manage and evaluate the inventory management activities and budget.
• Managing Inventory in all the Plants and ensuring integrity and accuracy of the stock management system.
• Review compiled inventory reports.
• Managing excess and ageing stock-Negative inventory management.
• Design & implement inventory control procedures and formulate SOP for the company’s Inventory Control.
• Handle need and gap analysis and deploy data-based solutions to increase effectiveness. Investigate gaps and identifying the source.
• Conducting surprise checks/Spot checking.
• Ensuring timely clearance of GRN, outward, Materials issues to productions etc.
• Reconcile production, sales and inventory in hand for all the finished goods on a monthly basis.
• Imports raw materials stock takes and reconcile with the import files.
• Any other duty assign by management on time to time basis.

Qualification:

• Must have a B.Com, M.Com, CPA or ACCA or in a related field.
• Must have above 5 years’ experience in inventory controls or MIS reporting.
• Must be fluent in spoken Gujarati, Punjabi or Hindi.
• Working or Implementation Experience of SAP B1 will be an added advantage.
• Strong systems aptitude in MS Office and Tally ERP 9.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in multi-task environment.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

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Our client a well-established Telecommunication Company provides connectivity services throughout East Africa. They are currently looking to recruit a Human Resources Business Partner. He/she will be will be responsible for talent acquisition, performance management, talent development and employee engagement. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 7 years’ working in Telecom sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the various units in forecasting and planning workforce requirements and development of talent.
• Design and execute initiatives for how we staff, onboard, develop, motivate, retain and organize work.
• Support employee engagement processes through employee forums, effective consultation and involvement to facilitate loyalty and retention.
• Works closely with line management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Partner with line managers to deliver the learning & development agenda to enable employees to acquire requisite skills for performing their duties effectively.
• Manage, resolve and finalize fair & consistent employee discipline and grievances in line with policies and procedures.
• Work closely with other HR team members to develop and Implement best practice HR strategy, policies, initiative and operations.
• Support HR Director in forecasting and planning workforce requirements and development of talent pipeline in line with unit/business strategy.

Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Business administration and management or Human Resource.
• Must have seven (7) years’ experience in human Resources.
• Must have experience working in Telecom Sector.
• Demonstrated ability to manage over three hundred employees.
• Demonstrated competence in a number of human Resource disciplines.
• Extensive knowledge of HR best practices.
• Proven business acumen.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Passionate, highly self – motivated, energetic and enthusiastic team player.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships.
• Results oriented and excellent communicator.
• A member of IHRM will be an added advantage.

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Our client, a group of companies based in Nairobi, is seeking to recruit a Product Support Manager who will be responsible for planning and carrying out direct product sales management activities. Improve sales and customer satisfaction ensuring that the created product strategy, specifications are carried out successfully. The ideal candidate Must have experience in the Technical Sales.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead internal process to define product strategy.
• Planning as well as carrying out direct product sales and marketing.
• Performance of product demonstration to clients.
• Managing the product throughout the product lifecycle.
• Working with sales and service teams to ensure client satisfaction.
• Ensure the product sales efforts support the overall company strategy.
• Development of sales tools.
• Formulation of product sales policies, practices and procedures of getting the product to the market.
• Gather, analyze and report on feedback from sales, marketing and development of the market.
• Develop and maintain specific plans to ensure revenue growth.
• Conduct business-level verification and market testing of new features.
• Develop and maintain product requirement documents for each product line.
• Conduct market research and customer visits to understand and specify business requirements for the target market.
• Oversee product research and development according to market trends and client demands.
• Document and report on product profitability.

Qualifications:

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering / Mechatronics).
• Must have over 3 years’ experience in Technical Sales.
• Excellent communication skills – customer service relations.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and management skills.

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Job Description

Based in Nairobi, the position requires a dynamic and self-motivated Multi lingual Recruitment Consultant with proven track record in Business Development. The successful candidate MUST be able to source new clients and have excellent interpersonal skills. He/She must be fluent in French and Portuguese to attract new business opportunities in Portuguese and French-speaking African countries. He/She will also explore new markets, particularly the Scandinavian market, hence knowledge in any Scandinavian language, is an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the company recruitment and training strategy to support business growth in the French and Portuguese speaking African countries.
• Partner with clients to provide strategic HR solutions with tactical action plans locally, but particularly overseas.
• Liaise closely with all clients, to ensure their recruitment needs are being met.
• Source industry related remuneration market data, and ensure clients understand competitive compensation and benefits programs in Kenya and overseas.
• Lead change initiatives locally and overseas and be available to travel for meetings as and when necessary by the client, including overseas traveling.
• Maintain and nurture the client and candidate database for the local and overseas market.

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in management of clients and business development.
• Working in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to develop new business from clients and deal with candidates requirements.
• Ability and confidence to engage and influence at senior levels.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent – both written and verbal – in Portuguese and French.
• Fluency in any Scandinavian market – both written and verbal.