Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
Report to management regarding the financial health and status of the Organization.
Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts.
Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities.
Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
Managing of multiple project accounts
Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment
Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements Maintain banking relationships
Assist in determining the company's proper capital structure
Arrange for equity and debt financing
Invest funds
Recommend appropriate dividend issuances, based on historical dividend patterns and expected cash flows
Manage the preparation of the company's budget
Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction
Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
Engage in bench-marking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
Compile key business metrics and report on them to management Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
Oversee the extension of credit to customers
Any other assignment as assigned by the CEO.
KPI:
To prepare & review budgets for new projects
To ensure that financial statements and management reports on all projects are prepared & submitted on a monthly basis
To ensure that all projects are correctly closed down including disposal of assets, closure of bank accounts and finalization of reports
To come up with yearly cost reduction models for the company
To maintain financial risk assessments of all projects, ensuring that key risks are identified & clear recommendations are presented to the MD
To manage multiple project accounts
To develop and deliver relevant financial training to account clerk/assistant
Essential Skills and Experience
Qualified accountant and/or MBA/MA Degree holder preferably an Accounting major with minimum of 5 years experience in the finance sector with 2 at management level.
Experience of working with audit firm
Proven experience in managing all aspects of finance.
Excellent computer skills with experience of operating computer-based financial management systems. Competent to advanced level in Microsoft Excel,
An excellent knowledge of the English language, written and spoken and the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently.
Experience in and proven track record of developing and managing budgets.
High attention to detail and the ability to raise issues and solve problems
Ability to guide Kuro communications team to achieve highest standard of financial integrity and accountability
Application Closing Date
23rd January, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's detailing all relevant professional experience and achievements to: [email protected]
Note
Candidate should clearly state the position they are applying for as subject of the email e.g. Account/ Finance Manager