Management Accountant at Bridge Talent Management

Job Purpose:

To ensure timely and accurate reporting and recording of financial records for proper decision making and the management of company’s accounts payables as guided by relevant standards, policies, and contractual obligations and to negotiate favorable terms that will drive affordability of the company’s offering and delivery of customer centered services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reporting: Warrant the availability of timely and accurate financial reports for decision-making by seeing to it that all transactions are captured and posted appropriately, all journals are maintained, and reconciling transactions posted on time for monthly and year-end accounts closure. This includes, weekly income statement for both veg and flowers. Provision of weekly vegetable and flower reports.
• Reconciliation: Drive consistency of information across different company platforms and system by leading regular reconciliations of bank accounts, cash, M. PESA, Credit card transactions and resolution of discrepancies through Monthly creditors and debtor’s reconciliation and Bank reconciliation flower accounts.
• Cash flow management: Contribute to sustainable company operations by preparing and maintaining cash flow forecasts and cash flow reports and advising the Chief Accountant and accounts receivables and payables team appropriately. This will support the management of weekly payments to ensure provision for statutory payments and timely payments. Ensure timely payments to farmers, ensure timely payment of key bills like KPLC, KEPHIS HCD ETC Daily and weekly cash allocation and cash position management and also ensuring timely provision of financial resources to facilitate smooth running of the business.
• Management of the debt collection process: Facilitate company’s efforts in debt collection by overseeing the implementation of the collection guidelines throughout the department, assessing the effectiveness of the methods and policies used and proposing any improvements necessary.
• Supplier and Customer Management: Facilitate productive engagement with all clients by resolving incoming client queries on matters of credit business professionally and efficiently and coordinating corporate needs with company to ensure all collection is done as per agreed terms. Negotiation with suppliers and customers on payments and provision of services and goods.
• Accounts Operations: Efficiently manage the day to day running of the accounts operations by ensuring that VAT refund claims on ITAX, facilitating Bank forex trading, providing flowers customer’s claims analysis, ensuring data entry for flowers section (bank account) and posting of payroll journals at month end.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/business related field.
• CPA /ACCA Finalist.
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in audit or finance.
• Conversant with ERP System.