Senior Accountatnt
Job summary
Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accountant with a strong background in manufacturing and cost accounting. The role will be responsible for overseeing financial operations, ensuring accurate cost management, and leading the receivables, payables, and cost accounting functions while providing financial advisory
Job descriptions & requirements
- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations and ensure accuracy of financial records.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including KRA VAT and tax obligations.
2. Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Finance
- Lead cost accounting processes, including product costing, variance analysis, and cost control.
- Monitor production costs and provide insights to improve margins and efficiency.
- Work closely with production teams to ensure accurate tracking of raw materials and finished goods.
- Lead cost accounting processes, including product costing, variance analysis, and cost control.
- Monitor production costs and provide insights to improve margins and efficiency.
- Work closely with production teams to ensure accurate tracking of raw materials and finished goods.
- Oversee accounts receivable and payable functions to ensure timely collections and payments.
- Monitor cash flow and working capital to maintain financial stability.
- Implement controls to reduce outstanding debts and optimize supplier payments.
- Provide financial advisory to management on profitability, cost optimization, and business performance.
- Support strategic decision-making through financial analysis and forecasting.
- Identify risks and recommend solutions to improve financial efficiency.
- Work closely with procurement, production, and operations teams to ensure alignment of financial and operational goals.
- Provide financial insights to support decision-making across departments.
- Ensure proper documentation and financial controls across all business units.
- Manage bank relationships, reconciliations, and transactions.
- Handle loan facilities, payments, and other banking-related activities.
- Ensure proper cash management and liquidity planning.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- CPA (K), CPA, or ACCA qualification (mandatory).
- Minimum 4–7 years of experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong experience in cost accounting and inventory management.
- Strong understanding of financial operations and accounting systems
- Expertise in cost management and variance analysis
- Ability to oversee receivables, payables, and accounting teams
- Knowledge of KRA VAT, tax compliance, and statutory reporting
- Experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- High level of integrity and attention to detail
- Experience in manufacturing
- Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment
- Strong leadership and team management capability
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