Reporting Structure

Direct Supervisor: Head of Finance and Administration
Direct Reports: Accountants
Job Purpose: To prepare and manage business financial information for regulators and stakeholders by providing financial reports for compliance, decision making and strategic reviews.

Principal Accountabilities
Monitor and report cash retention ratio and liquidity ratio maintenance for business decisions.
Organize and lead departmental managers on financial information and tax matters for use in day to day business performance improvement.
Prepare monitor and evaluate CAPEX, capital and operating budgets in line with company objectives.
Prepare financial information to enable them sound funding, investment project appraisals and ICT systems improvements in line statutory requirements and strategic initiatives.
Participate in the debt management committee deliberations by providing analysis and interpretations of the provisions model and date.
Assist the Finance Manager with performance review of the subsidiary company.

Management Job Content
Planning; Monthly, Quarterly and Annually
Organizing; External and Internal auditors, Financial Regulators
Directing and Supervising; Staff, departmental managers
Monitoring and Controlling; Reports, company CAPEX budget
Working Relationships
Internal; Departmental Managers, Accountants
External; Regulators and auditors
Expected Minimum Qualifications

Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Finance Option) degree
CPA (K), ACCA Finals, CFA

Experience
5 years in a Finance Environment with 2 years’ experience at management level.
Technical Competencies
Extensive knowledge of accepted standard accounting principles and their applications.
Knowledge of industry, regulatory and legislative developments for financial reporting to analyses of accounting, finance management and revenue projections.
General knowledge of the Business policies and procedures.
Numerical and analytical reasoning for translation of business reports and financials.
Knowledge of SAP accounting system will be an added advantage.

General Competencies
Good leadership and management skills
Business acumen and entrepreneurial skills
Have a global mindset
Ability to communicate and present clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Good planning and organizing skills
Good negotiation and influencing skills.

Note: Applicant must be registered, active and practicing member of respective professional body recognized in Kenya.

Please send your application details to vacancies@suraya.co.ke

The deadline for submission/expression of interest is 18th March 2015