Chief Accountant
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Ensuring that sound accounting principles and controls are applied to all financial transactions
- Planning, coordinating and supervising all the activities within Finance Department, including allocation of duties and staff appraisal.
- Preparation and presentation of periodical financial statements in due time, ensuring accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting standards.
- Maintenance of a variety of financial records and reports, including those related to the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, budgets and fixed assets, investments;
- Ensuring compliance with all tax matters, including VAT, PAYE, withholding taxes and corporate tax, and timely submission of associated returns
- Co-ordinating the audit process, attending to audit queries and implementation of audit recommendations.
- Treasury management through close monitoring of company’s inflows and outflows, liaison with banks, cashflow reporting and forecasting.
- Provide leadership in the formulation and implementation of sound financial management policies and controls.
- Drive the budgetary and financial planning process and periodic review of actual results against budgets
- Ensure timely preparation of monthly management accounts and other reports as may be required from time to time.
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of periodic returns to the Insurance Regulatory Authority and other regulatory bodies.
Requirements
- B. Com (Accounting) Degree or Equivalent
- CPA (K) or Equivalent
- Over 7 years progressive experience in an Insurance Company
- Strong analytical and people management skills
- Ability to work in a demanding Office environment
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send their application letters together with a detailed curriculum vitae indicating their daytime telephone contacts by 5th August 2010 to: hr@madison.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
