Chief Accountant at Essilor

Job description

Job Summary:

Chief Accountant will be part of the East Africa Finance team, which handles the accounting of 4 companies in the East Africa Region, will continually support the management in decision-making and planning through analysis and reporting of financial performance, maintaining effective controls over the company’s financial processes and preparing financial statements & management information.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure that Accounting records are prepared and updated accurately and in a timely manner
• Finalization of books of Accounts, Preparation of financial reports & uploading reports in Hyperion on a monthly basis
• Manage Monthly closing & Quarter Closing and preparation of MIS Reports
• Ensure the preparation of balance sheet schedules and reconciliation
• Preparation and updation of audit schedules and Liaise with Internal & External auditors
• Participate in the Annual Budgeting process and implementation & review of Budgetary Control on Opex & Capex
• Development & implementation of Internal Control policies and procedures
• Manage the reconciliation of Supplier Accounts, Customer Accounts & Bank Accounts
• Working capital Management - Analysis of Receivables & Preparation of Collection plan, Inventory Mgt with the support of logistics Dept
• Preparation of Payroll and salary payment
• Set up of Accounting system for the newly created /acquired entities & recruitment & training of suitable candidates
• Liaise with banks and external agencies as and when it required
• Coordinate with the tax consultant to compute payroll tax & corporate tax

Education/Background Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance from an accredited university, Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CMA, CA) or part qualification is a plus.
• Should have a minimum of 5-7 years of experience, specialization in GL is a plus . Should be able to handle accounts and finance function of a company independently.

Soft Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication, & report writing skills
• Ability to lead and complete multiple assignments simultaneously and appropriately prioritize
• Ability to establish and maintain credibility and trust with the business
• Team-player and ability to work independently and proactively with minimal instructions
• Demonstrates a high-degree of personal and professional ethics and integrity

NB: This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya but as part of the role required to travel 15 to 20% of the time domestically and internationally, candidates who are not willing to travel please do not apply. During the induction period (first 3 months ) the candidate will be based in Dubai.

Your application will be treated with the strictest of confidence. However, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.