Chief Accountant – Manufacturing

Our client, a leading global Paint Manufacturing Company is seeking to recruit a Chief Accountant who will be responsible for managing Financial Activities within the Organization. The ideal candidate must have experience working in the Manufacturing sector.

Key Responsibilities:

Managing the accounting software and making sure data entry and posting is correctly done.
Responsible for Monthly management report generation and making sure reports are received by management in time.
Analyzing variances in management accounts.
Manage payroll and associated statutory deductions to ensure full and timely compliance with all governmental obligations
Ensure accurate costing of all imported raw materials and finished goods in compliance with international financial reporting standards (IFRS).
Effective supervision of stock takes exercises, ensuring accurate valuation and reporting to the management for action on any un-explained variances.
Carry out internal audit engagement and design appropriate audit tests. Including designing and implementing tailor-made audit work programs for specialized works and finalization of audit reports.
Preparation of Draft financial statement and audit file, for statutory audits and liaising with external auditors to ensure timely finalization of the annual statutory audits
Liaising with Government tax auditor while conducting a tax audit to ensure finalization and compliance.

Working with the procurement department and making sure all procurement procedures are followed before any payment is done for services received.
Reviewing and checking cheque requisition payments by ensuring timely posting of all supplier invoices, payments and reconciliation of supplier’s statements with the creditor ledger
Maintaining the Fixed Asset register.
Checking and ensuring cutoff periods are observed by opening and closing the posting periods.
Managing bank reconciliations and availing reconciled bank statements to the Head of Finance and administration for verification every Month.
Reconciling all the control accounts and making sure a monthly trial balance and income and expenditure statement per program is generated in time every month.
Timely preparation of annual company budgets for presentation to the Head of Finance and administration.

Qualifications;

Relevant degree in Finance or Accounting.
Must be a CPA (K) or ACCA Finalist
Must have prior experience in the Automotive sector.
Must have SAP software knowledge
Extensive relationship management skills in both public and private settings.
Good interpersonal & communication skills, including intercultural communication
Stress management and the ability to multitask
Analytical and problem-solving skills
A good team player
Self-motivated, pro-active and result-driven
Being an open and reliable person with high integrity