Assistant Financial Accountant at Old Mutual Kenya

Job Description

• Preparation of monthly Financials and annual audited financials.
• Preparation of business plans and Forecasts
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial reports.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Preparation of entities audited financials.
• Running the financial and regulatory audits of the entities
• Maintaining & improving the financial reporting control environment of the entities
• Providing insightful analysis into the monthly financials of the entities
• Identifying areas of cost saving in the entities
• Identifying areas of automation & process improvement in the various duties carried out.
• Preparation of monthly financials of the entities
• Management of entities Fixed Assets & fixed asset register.
• Tracking and recognition of investment Income & finance cost
• Uploading entity financials into HFM.
• Preparation of the entities quarterly Board Reports
• Preparation of entities Business Plans
• Preparation of monthly entities financial forecasts
• tracking of actual spend vs budget
• Filing of monthly and quarterly OMIG CMA Returns
• Preparation of OMIG Half year and Full year publications
• Preparation of entities Opscom report.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Financial analysis and reporting skills.
• Financial Control.
• Proper planning and time management
• Team effectiveness and leadership skills.
• Good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Detail-oriented skills. i.e. attention to detail.
• Shows Initiative

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE 

• Accountancy qualification professional or equivalent academic qualification.
• Basic understanding of the investment industry.
• Good communication and leadership skills.
• Computer literacy.
• 3 years’ experience in accounting and audit.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in a finance related field
• CPA-K