Chief Accountant
2025-10-04T06:37:12+00:00
Stratostaff EA
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FULL_TIME
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Accounting & Finance
2025-10-10T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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PROFILE INTRODUCTION:
Our client, a leading and innovative player in the floriculture export sector, is seeking a strategic and hands-on Chief Accountant to lead its accounting function & budget operations. This role is pivotal in steering the accounting operations for the company, ensuring financial integrity, and driving process efficiencies.
The ideal candidate is a technically sound accounting professional with proven leadership experience. They will be responsible for stabilizing the department, enhancing reporting capabilities, and embedding a culture of accuracy and continuous improvement. This individual will play a key role in automating processes, providing deep-dive financial analysis, and mentoring the team to support the company's ongoing growth and operational excellence.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the Accounting Function: Oversee and mentor a team of accounting professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous development.
- Ensure Financial Integrity & Compliance: Manage the end-to-end financial closing process, ensuring timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting in full compliance with IFRS and statutory requirements, including specific reporting for the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) authority.
- Drive Process Improvement & Automation: Champion the automation of financial processes and systems to streamline operations, reduce manual paperwork, and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting and data analysis.
- Strengthen Internal Controls & Policies: Implement and monitor robust internal controls and accounting policies. Train the team to ensure adherence and understanding across the finance department.
- Provide Strategic Financial Insights: Deliver insightful financial analysis, management accounts, and reports to senior management to aid in strategic decision-making. This includes cost analysis, price and FX sensitivity, and departmental performance tracking.
- Manage Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with key external partners, including bankers, auditors, tax authorities (KRA), and other stakeholders.
- Support Budgeting & Forecasting: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop accurate budgets and forecasts, driving completeness and accountability across departments
- Solve Complex Challenges: Apply out-of-the-box thinking to address unique financial and operational challenges that arise in a volatile, high-demand business environment.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Analytical & Data-Focused Thinking
- Leadership & Team Management
- Flexibility & Problem-Solving Agility
- Attention to Detail & Accuracy
- Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication
- Deadline-Driven & Results-Oriented
Requirements
- A Bachelors’ degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. CPA or similar professional qualification is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in accounting, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing a team.
- Deep technical expertise in IFRS and Kenyan tax regulations.
- A track record of improving processes, implementing automation, and enhancing the quality of financial reporting.
- A flexible, hands-on approach with the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and solve diverse challenges as they arise.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with international team members.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead the Accounting Function: Oversee and mentor a team of accounting professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous development.
Ensure Financial Integrity & Compliance: Manage the end-to-end financial closing process, ensuring timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting in full compliance with IFRS and statutory requirements, including specific reporting for the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) authority.
Drive Process Improvement & Automation: Champion the automation of financial processes and systems to streamline operations, reduce manual paperwork, and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting and data analysis.
Strengthen Internal Controls & Policies: Implement and monitor robust internal controls and accounting policies. Train the team to ensure adherence and understanding across the finance department.
Provide Strategic Financial Insights: Deliver insightful financial analysis, management accounts, and reports to senior management to aid in strategic decision-making. This includes cost analysis, price and FX sensitivity, and departmental performance tracking.
Manage Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with key external partners, including bankers, auditors, tax authorities (KRA), and other stakeholders.
Support Budgeting & Forecasting: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop accurate budgets and forecasts, driving completeness and accountability across departments
Solve Complex Challenges: Apply out-of-the-box thinking to address unique financial and operational challenges that arise in a volatile, high-demand business environment.
Analytical & Data-Focused Thinking
Leadership & Team Management
Flexibility & Problem-Solving Agility
Attention to Detail & Accuracy
Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication
Deadline-Driven & Results-Oriented
A Bachelors’ degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. CPA or similar professional qualification is highly preferred.
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Vacancy title:
Chief Accountant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Stratostaff EA
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 10 2025
Duty Station:
Riuri | kenya | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, October 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
PROFILE INTRODUCTION:
Our client, a leading and innovative player in the floriculture export sector, is seeking a strategic and hands-on Chief Accountant to lead its accounting function & budget operations. This role is pivotal in steering the accounting operations for the company, ensuring financial integrity, and driving process efficiencies.
The ideal candidate is a technically sound accounting professional with proven leadership experience. They will be responsible for stabilizing the department, enhancing reporting capabilities, and embedding a culture of accuracy and continuous improvement. This individual will play a key role in automating processes, providing deep-dive financial analysis, and mentoring the team to support the company's ongoing growth and operational excellence.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the Accounting Function: Oversee and mentor a team of accounting professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous development.
- Ensure Financial Integrity & Compliance: Manage the end-to-end financial closing process, ensuring timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting in full compliance with IFRS and statutory requirements, including specific reporting for the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) authority.
- Drive Process Improvement & Automation: Champion the automation of financial processes and systems to streamline operations, reduce manual paperwork, and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting and data analysis.
- Strengthen Internal Controls & Policies: Implement and monitor robust internal controls and accounting policies. Train the team to ensure adherence and understanding across the finance department.
- Provide Strategic Financial Insights: Deliver insightful financial analysis, management accounts, and reports to senior management to aid in strategic decision-making. This includes cost analysis, price and FX sensitivity, and departmental performance tracking.
- Manage Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with key external partners, including bankers, auditors, tax authorities (KRA), and other stakeholders.
- Support Budgeting & Forecasting: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop accurate budgets and forecasts, driving completeness and accountability across departments
- Solve Complex Challenges: Apply out-of-the-box thinking to address unique financial and operational challenges that arise in a volatile, high-demand business environment.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
- Analytical & Data-Focused Thinking
- Leadership & Team Management
- Flexibility & Problem-Solving Agility
- Attention to Detail & Accuracy
- Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication
- Deadline-Driven & Results-Oriented
Requirements
- A Bachelors’ degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. CPA or similar professional qualification is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in accounting, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing a team.
- Deep technical expertise in IFRS and Kenyan tax regulations.
- A track record of improving processes, implementing automation, and enhancing the quality of financial reporting.
- A flexible, hands-on approach with the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and solve diverse challenges as they arise.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and with international team members.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 96
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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