Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

CDL was founded in early 2003 by its current Managing Director Lucy Mmari.Within her 14 year tenure in a well established logistics company, She honed her skill in human resources management and thereafter started CDL.

Responsibilities or duties

Main accountabilities of the Treasury Accountant will include: -

• Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cash flow forecasts to ensure sufficient funds are available for operational and capital expenditure
• Reviewing supplier payment requests for completeness and to ensure that payments are made by due dates
• Analyzing monthly currency liability requirements and ensure that foreign currency payments are paid as and when due
• Competitively deal foreign currency for payment of foreign currency denominated payments as per mandate
• Prepare Bank reconciliations to ensure that all bank accounts are reconciled promptly and reconciling items investigated and cleared monthly.
• Ensuring prompt and accurate payment of interest expense for the inter-company loan
• Liquidate the inter-company receivables to meet working capital requirements
• Prepare Treasury reports as required by the group treasury policy
• Liaise with the banks to ensure that banking instructions are correctly and promptly carried out.
• Liaise with internal users for bank guarantees regarding Customs and Logistics
• Ensuring that customs duty and other payments are secured
• Remitting unclaimed funds to Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) as provided by the applicable law
• Implementing Treasury systems and controls.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements: -

• A bachelor’s degree holder in Finance, Accounting, or Banking from a recognized university
• CPA (K) or equivalent.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work, in a fast-paced environment.

Experience needed

At least three (3) years’ relevant post qualification work experience in finance or accounting in a Treasury function in a large organization, or in a Treasury function in a bank/financial institution.

• Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cash flow forecasts to ensure sufficient funds are available for operational and capital expenditure
• Reviewing supplier payment requests for completeness and to ensure that payments are made by due dates
• Analyzing monthly currency liability requirements and ensure that foreign currency payments are paid as and when due
• Competitively deal foreign currency for payment of foreign currency denominated payments as per mandate
• Prepare Bank reconciliations to ensure that all bank accounts are reconciled promptly and reconciling items investigated and cleared monthly.
• Ensuring prompt and accurate payment of interest expense for the inter-company loan
• Liquidate the inter-company receivables to meet working capital requirements
• Prepare Treasury reports as required by the group treasury policy
• Liaise with the banks to ensure that banking instructions are correctly and promptly carried out.
• Liaise with internal users for bank guarantees regarding Customs and Logistics
• Ensuring that customs duty and other payments are secured
• Remitting unclaimed funds to Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) as provided by the applicable law
• Implementing Treasury systems and controls.

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work, in a fast-paced environment.

• A bachelor’s degree holder in Finance, Accounting, or Banking from a recognized university
• CPA (K) or equivalent.