Our core business is to provide our corporate clients with human capital solutions that result in measurably improved employee and organizational performance while minimizing employment practice risk. ​

Financial Controller - (Manufacturing - Building and Construction)

Position Summary

The Financial Controller will be responsible for overseeing the company’s financial operations, planning and reporting to ensure sound financial management and informed decision-making. The role will provide financial guidance to management, oversee budgeting and cash-flow management, ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, strengthen internal controls, and support the overall financial performance and growth of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that suppliers invoices and petty cash vouchers are accurately processed as and when they fall due.
• Ensure financial accounting, journal entry, fixed assets bookings, recording receipts and processing payments are done accurately and on time.
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and resolve any outstanding items.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly and resolve outstanding items.
• Maintain a cash-flow report on weekly basis for purpose of planning and payment of suppliers.
• Maintain updated Fixed Asset register.
• Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct.
• Process reimbursements.
• Reconcile invoices and identify discrepancies.
• Oversee the company's financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Periodical customer and supplier account reconciliations.
• Debtors Review on monthly basis and follow up on outstanding debts.
• Prepare and present accurate monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Ensure adequate internal controls and compliance with legislative, regulatory and statutory requirements; Value Added Tax (VAT), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), With Holding Tax (WHT) among others.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
• Prepare audit schedules for internal and external audits.
• Ensuring improvement of the business through Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), compliance with company policy and approvals framework. Monitor cash flow, working capital, revenue and expenditure.
• Maintain digital and physical financial records and an organized filing system on a monthly basis

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Diploma in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• CPA-K, ACCA certification preferred.

Experience.

• 5 years’ experience as financial controller in a manufacturing company, building and construction.
• Proficiency in an ERP system (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Sage) and advanced Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid knowledge of financial regulations and accounting processes
• Financial Reporting skills
• Leadership and team development
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Integrity and sound judgement
• Commercial and operational awareness
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Ensure that suppliers invoices and petty cash vouchers are accurately processed as and when they fall due.
• Ensure financial accounting, journal entry, fixed assets bookings, recording receipts and processing payments are done accurately and on time.
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and resolve any outstanding items.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly and resolve outstanding items.
• Maintain a cash-flow report on weekly basis for purpose of planning and payment of suppliers.
• Maintain updated Fixed Asset register.
• Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct.
• Process reimbursements.
• Reconcile invoices and identify discrepancies.
• Oversee the company's financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Periodical customer and supplier account reconciliations.
• Debtors Review on monthly basis and follow up on outstanding debts.
• Prepare and present accurate monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Ensure adequate internal controls and compliance with legislative, regulatory and statutory requirements; Value Added Tax (VAT), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), With Holding Tax (WHT) among others.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
• Prepare audit schedules for internal and external audits.
• Ensuring improvement of the business through Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), compliance with company policy and approvals framework. Monitor cash flow, working capital, revenue and expenditure.
• Maintain digital and physical financial records and an organized filing system on a monthly basis

• Proficiency in an ERP system (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Sage) and advanced Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid knowledge of financial regulations and accounting processes
• Financial Reporting skills
• Leadership and team development
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Integrity and sound judgement
• Commercial and operational awareness
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Bachelors or Diploma in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• CPA-K, ACCA certification preferred.