Management Accountant / Pricing Analyst

Our client, Global Security Company with headquarters in Nairobi, is looking to recruit a Management Accountant/Pricing Analyst. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or its equivalent professional qualifications in ACCA/CPA-K/CFA with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in service industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop Standard Costs, review inventory cost to reflect current cost and determine the costs of new products.
Conduct proper cost analysis and build cost models for new and existing clients.
Provide pricing analysis to management for decision making.
Confer with sales and marketing teams to develop proposals by validating sales quotations for accuracy and profitability. Offer technical financial support during the tendering process on matters pricing, costing and financial paperwork.
Take initiative in identifying and resolving issues around pricing and margins.
Develop Dash Board to monitor financial performance by Branches/Projects.
Perform month-end financial analysis. Prepare and distribute to Branch/Project Managers monthly P&L, DSO and other performance measures. Follow-up for explanation from the budget owners, summarize and report to Management
Participate in various corporate projects requiring financial evaluation e.g. USE, EABL, CHC etc.
Champion preparation of annual budget by working with Branch/Project Managers, Department Heads. Ensure budget is completed on time and uploaded in the NAV System.
Project Accounting working with NAV Team to ensure that the Project Accounting Module is implemented.
Provide monthly reports on Completed Projects –Revenue and Cost, Work-In-progress and reconcile to the General Ledger.

Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or its equivalent.
Must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in service industry.
Master’s degree in a finance related field (M.Sc. Finance or MBA Finance) is an advantage.
Complete professional qualifications in ACCA/CPA-K/CFA.
Member of (ICPAK) or a relevant professional body.
Good knowledge of conducting quantitative as well as qualitative analysis including building models, prior data mining and on line market research.
Strong financial modelling experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required.
Familiarity with data query/data management tools extremely helpful (Access, SQL, Business Objects).
Planning, coordination, work monitoring and problem resolution skills.
Ability to outline and communicate effective objectives and action plans.
A go-getter, enthusiastic, results-oriented with excellent communication and presentation skills.
Have a high sense of accuracy, attention for detail and with strong quantitative and qualitative analytical ability.
Have good problem analysis and reporting skills.
High moral standing with impeccable integrity.
Demonstrate a high degree of sensitivity, confidentiality when dealing with internal and external customers.