Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure accurate posting and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory accounting processes.
• Review journal entries, accruals, and accounting adjustments.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.
• Ensure timely month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare financial reports and management accounts for decision-making purposes.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting records and supporting documentation.

Inventory & Cost Control

• Monitor inventory valuation and stock movement across warehouses and distribution channels.
• Reconcile physical stock counts with ERP and system records.
• Analyze product margins, landed costs, and distribution costs.
• Investigate inventory variances, expiries, damages, and shrinkage.
• Support implementation and monitoring of inventory control procedures.
• Manage multi-warehouse stock accounting and reconciliation processes.
• Support provisioning for expiries and damaged stock.

Tax & Statutory Compliance

• Prepare and file VAT, PAYE, withholding tax, corporate tax, and other statutory returns.
• Ensure compliance with local tax laws, accounting standards, and financial regulations.
• Liaise with tax authorities, auditors, and regulatory agencies.
• Maintain accurate statutory records and compliance documentation.
• Support excise duty reconciliation and reporting where applicable.
• Ensure timely resolution of tax queries and audit matters.

Budgeting & Financial Planning

• Lead preparation of annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Monitor departmental expenditure against approved budgets.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide management recommendations.
• Support cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
• Analyze financial trends and provide insights to improve profitability and operational efficiency.

Internal Controls & Audit

• Develop and maintain strong financial controls and accounting policies.
• Coordinate internal and external audit activities.
• Ensure compliance with company financial procedures and internal policies.
• Identify financial risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor implementation of audit recommendations and closure of audit findings.
• Support continuous improvement of accounting workflows and controls.

Accounts Receivable & Credit Management

• Monitor customer credit limits and outstanding balances.
• Support debt collection activities and reconciliation of customer accounts.
• Review customer payment trends and credit performance.
• Prepare ageing reports and recommend provisions for doubtful debts.
• Escalate overdue accounts and recommend credit control actions where necessary.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Monitor daily cash positions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Ensure timely supplier payments and payroll support.
• Manage foreign currency transactions where applicable.
• Support banking relationships and financing documentation.
• Monitor cash flow requirements and support liquidity management.

ERP & Process Improvement

• Ensure proper use and integrity of accounting and ERP systems.
• Support automation of financial processes and reporting systems.
• Recommend improvements to accounting workflows, reporting, and controls.
• Train and support junior accounting staff on accounting systems and procedures.
• Support implementation and optimization of ERP and financial systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field
• Professional qualifications such as CPA(K), ACCA, or equivalent are required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting or finance roles, preferably in FMCG, distribution, manufacturing, or food & beverage industries.
• Experience handling inventory accounting, ERP systems, and statutory compliance.
• Strong proficiency in accounting software, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Must have a passport
• Knowledge of import costing, warehouse accounting, and tax compliance will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Leadership and team supervision capability.
• Excellent communication and financial reporting skills.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
• Integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong business and commercial awareness.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Strong ERP and systems management capability.

Key Personal Attributes

• High level of professionalism and integrity.
• Self-driven and results-oriented.
• Strong leadership and decision-making ability.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive financial information.
• Proactive and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure accurate posting and reconciliation of general ledger accounts.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory accounting processes.
• Review journal entries, accruals, and accounting adjustments.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.
• Ensure timely month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare financial reports and management accounts for decision-making purposes.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting records and supporting documentation.
• Monitor inventory valuation and stock movement across warehouses and distribution channels.
• Reconcile physical stock counts with ERP and system records.
• Analyze product margins, landed costs, and distribution costs.
• Investigate inventory variances, expiries, damages, and shrinkage.
• Support implementation and monitoring of inventory control procedures.
• Manage multi-warehouse stock accounting and reconciliation processes.
• Support provisioning for expiries and damaged stock.
• Prepare and file VAT, PAYE, withholding tax, corporate tax, and other statutory returns.
• Ensure compliance with local tax laws, accounting standards, and financial regulations.
• Liaise with tax authorities, auditors, and regulatory agencies.
• Maintain accurate statutory records and compliance documentation.
• Support excise duty reconciliation and reporting where applicable.
• Ensure timely resolution of tax queries and audit matters.
• Lead preparation of annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Monitor departmental expenditure against approved budgets.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide management recommendations.
• Support cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
• Analyze financial trends and provide insights to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain strong financial controls and accounting policies.
• Coordinate internal and external audit activities.
• Ensure compliance with company financial procedures and internal policies.
• Identify financial risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor implementation of audit recommendations and closure of audit findings.
• Support continuous improvement of accounting workflows and controls.
• Monitor customer credit limits and outstanding balances.
• Support debt collection activities and reconciliation of customer accounts.
• Review customer payment trends and credit performance.
• Prepare ageing reports and recommend provisions for doubtful debts.
• Escalate overdue accounts and recommend credit control actions where necessary.
• Monitor daily cash positions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Ensure timely supplier payments and payroll support.
• Manage foreign currency transactions where applicable.
• Support banking relationships and financing documentation.
• Monitor cash flow requirements and support liquidity management.
• Ensure proper use and integrity of accounting and ERP systems.
• Support automation of financial processes and reporting systems.
• Recommend improvements to accounting workflows, reporting, and controls.
• Train and support junior accounting staff on accounting systems and procedures.
• Support implementation and optimization of ERP and financial systems.
• Import clearing cost allocation.
• Excise duty reconciliation.
• Expiry and damage provisioning.
• Multi-warehouse stock accounting.
• Any other relevant tasks assigned by management.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Leadership and team supervision capability.
• Excellent communication and financial reporting skills.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
• Integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong business and commercial awareness.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Strong ERP and systems management capability.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field
• Professional qualifications such as CPA(K), ACCA, or equivalent are required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in accounting or finance roles, preferably in FMCG, distribution, manufacturing, or food & beverage industries.
• Experience handling inventory accounting, ERP systems, and statutory compliance.
• Strong proficiency in accounting software, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Must have a passport
• Knowledge of import costing, warehouse accounting, and tax compliance will be an added advantage.