Job Title: Finance Officer
The overall purpose of the role is to: Effectively support the Finance Lead (FL) in providing financial and administrative assistance in ensuring effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations.
Reference: FO_2013
Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd
Contract: Permanent
Location: Nairobi
Available: ASAP
Category: Experienced
Offer: Neg.
Profile Introduction
Our Client a developer of voice and data applications for mobile devices; with applications that enable networks and corporate clients entertain, interact and transact via SMS, MMS and WAP with a growing mobile market in Africa, seeks to recruit a Finance Officer.
Minimum Requirements
- An undergraduate degree preferably in Commerce, Accounting or Finance
- A certified CPA (K)
- A minimum of 2 years experience in finance
Job Specification
- Provide financial, administrative and clerical services
- Process and monitor payments and expenditures
- Prepare and monitor the payroll system.
- Follow up on all accounts receivable and ensure time payment
- Ensure all vendors and suppliers are paid as per company accounting policies and timelines
- Assist the Finance Lead in providing timely and accurate financial information to the company Management
- Assist the Finance Lead in providing heads of department and other relevant managers with appropriate financial information for decision making and tracking expenditure
- Assist the Finance Lead in overseeing that the Company is in line with all government and internal statutory reductions and taxes
- Perform the day to day processing of accounts payable transactions
- Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services
- Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures
- Prepare batches of invoices for data entry
- Data enter invoices for payment
- Process backup reports after data entry
- Manage the weekly cheque run
- Record all cheques
- Prepare vendor cheques for mailing
- List all vendor cheques in the log book
- Prepare manual cheques as and when required
- Maintain listing of accounts payable
- Maintain the general ledger
- Maintain updated vendor files and file numbers
- Print and distribute monthly financial reports
- Perform other related duties as and when required
Competencies
- Working knowledge of Financial Reporting
- Computer literate in Ms Office with demonstrated skills in accounting packages
- Possess strong analytical skills
- Demonstrate high level of confidentiality
- Team player with demonstrated leadership skills/ roles
- A Focused and organized individual
How to Apply
If you are qualified and up to the challenge visit www.altimaafrica.com/careers.php and apply online by 5pm, 13th September 2013
Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.