Key Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Accounting and Reporting

Inventory and Stock Accounting

Accounts Payable and Supplier Management

• Manage supplier accounts and ensure invoices are properly supported, approved and recorded.
• Prepare supplier reconciliations and resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Review payment schedules and ensure suppliers are paid in accordance with approved credit terms.
• Verify importation, freight, clearing and logistics costs before payment.
• Maintain accurate records of local and international suppliers.
• Ensure that payments are supported by valid invoices, purchase orders, delivery documents and relevant approvals.

Accounts Receivable and Credit Control

Revenue, Sales and Margin Management

• Reconcile daily and monthly sales to invoices, receipts, bank deposits, mobile-money collections and inventory movements.
• Review product pricing, discounts and sales margins to ensure they are accurately reflected in the accounting system.
• Prepare sales reports by product, customer, sales channel, region and salesperson.
• Monitor gross-profit margins and investigate unusual fluctuations.
• Ensure that cash and other collections are banked intact and within the required timelines.
• Review sales returns, product replacements, damaged goods and promotional stock transactions.

Banking, Cash and Treasury Management

Tax and Statutory Compliance

Payroll Administration

Fixed Assets

Budgeting and Financial Planning

Internal Controls and Risk Management

Leadership and Team Supervision

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• Full professional accounting qualification, preferably CPA(K), ACCA or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• Membership in good standing with the relevant professional accounting body.
• At least five years of relevant accounting experience, including responsibility for management accounts, general ledger accounting, budgeting and financial controls.
• Experience in wine, alcoholic beverages, fast-moving consumer goods, importation, distribution, hospitality or retail sectors will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrable experience in inventory accounting, stock reconciliation, credit control and statutory compliance.
• Proficiency in accounting and enterprise-resource-planning systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience supervising finance or accounts personnel will be an added advantage.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, management accounting and internal controls.
• Understanding of inventory costing, landed-cost allocation and stock-management processes.
• Knowledge of Kenyan taxation and statutory reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to prepare and interpret financial and management reports.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong leadership and team-management capability.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to support management decision-making.
• High standards of confidentiality, integrity and professional conduct.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal departments, customers, suppliers, auditors and regulatory authorities.
• Results-oriented, proactive, dependable and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.