Background

Tropical Heat was established in 1973 as a small ethnic snack cottage industry. Today, we are one of the leading manufacturers of spices and snacks in the East African region and our brand Tropical Heat is a household name in Kenya. With our very strong and expert technical team, we manufacture a vast range of spices and snacks. The spices include pure sp...

Key Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day accounting operations across multiple business units

Manage monthly closing process and ensure timely, accurate reporting

Lead reconciliations - bank, debtors, creditors, inventory and inter-company

Strengthen working capital control - debtors, creditors and stock

Oversee statutory compliance - VAT, PAYE, corporate tax coordination

Support audit processes - internal and external

Maintain strong cost accounting discipline within manufacturing

Improve finance processes, controls and documentation

Partner with operations, supply chain and sales to ensure financial accuracy

Assist in automation initiatives and system improvements

Support the Commercial and Sales teams on margins, pricing, trade spend and joint business planning

Partner with Sales on credit control discipline, customer limits and collection performance

Improve finance processes, controls and documentation

Assist in automation initiatives and system improvements

What We Are Looking For

ACCA or CPA(K) qualified - fully certified

5 to 8+ years accounting experience, ideally within FMCG or manufacturing

Strong understanding of stock, cost of production and margin analysis

Experience managing high transaction volumes

Excellent reconciliation and control mindset

Comfortable working in a fast-moving, growth environment

Strong Google Sheet / excel skills

Extremely comfortable with technology, software, ERP and platforms like 'sage pastel'

High integrity and strong attention to detail

Personal Attributes

Structured and disciplined

Calm under pressure

Proactive problem solver

Commercially aware, not just technically strong

Team player who supports leadership

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations across multiple business units
• Manage monthly closing process and ensure timely, accurate reporting
• Lead reconciliations - bank, debtors, creditors, inventory and inter-company
• Strengthen working capital control - debtors, creditors and stock
• Oversee statutory compliance - VAT, PAYE, corporate tax coordination
• Support audit processes - internal and external
• Maintain strong cost accounting discipline within manufacturing
• Improve finance processes, controls and documentation
• Partner with operations, supply chain and sales to ensure financial accuracy
• Assist in automation initiatives and system improvements
• Support the Commercial and Sales teams on margins, pricing, trade spend and joint business planning
• Partner with Sales on credit control discipline, customer limits and collection performance

• Strong Google Sheet / excel skills
• Extremely comfortable with technology, software, ERP and platforms like 'sage pastel'
• High integrity and strong attention to detail
• Structured and disciplined
• Calm under pressure
• Proactive problem solver
• Commercially aware, not just technically strong
• Team player who supports leadership

• ACCA or CPA(K) qualified - fully certified
• 5 to 8+ years accounting experience, ideally within FMCG or manufacturing
• Strong understanding of stock, cost of production and margin analysis
• Experience managing high transaction volumes
• Excellent reconciliation and control mindset
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, growth environment