Assistant Finance Manager at

1 month ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Linkark Consultants Ltd Full time

Linkark Consultants Ltd is a consummate company in the contemporary human capital and staffing arena with an aim to lead the way through comprehensive solutions in the HR domain for growing organizations.

Summary

The Assistant Manager Finance supports the Finance Manager in overseeing the financial activities of the company.

The successful candidate will perform duties involving financial planning, analysis, and reporting, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing strategic recommendations to drive the company's financial performance.

The Assistant Finance Manager will also assist with the closing of books and ensuring proper financial reporting and tax management.

May participate in tax audit preparation for ad-hoc projects.

Essential duties and responsibilities:
Respond to all requests for information from customers including sending monthly statements, copies of invoices or credit notes as needed
Download and email accounts statements for those customers that have requested electronic data
Identify, review and resolve any disputed items for assigned customers
Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
Analyze financial data and provide insights to support decision-making
Prepare variance analysis reports comparing actual performance to budget and forecast
Support the development of annual budgets and financial forecasts
Monitor and report on budget performance, identifying areas of improvement.
Assist in the preparation of long-term financial plans.
Complete regular offset report to reconcile past due invoices perform offset in Global ERP system
Prepare reporting package to the parent company
Perform ad hoc reporting and project
Perform internal accounting control assessment
Responsible for assisting with monthly closing and year-end audit
Perform GL and financial statement analysis
Manage long-term overdue accounts
Ensure compliance with company policy and procedure
Regularly review aged trial balance to determine customers that have past-due invoices and contact them for payment status.
Determine if payment has been sent and if not, negotiate the quickest possible payment of past-due account
Recommend legal action or termination of service where payment is not forthcoming
Call customers who are over the credit limit and negotiate a pay-down of their outstanding balances.

Key Competencies & Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
Certified public accountant (CPA, K) or ACCA qualification.
Minimum of 5 years of finance and accounting experience, including finance, accounting, audit, and analysis (including gathering, evaluating, presenting, and reporting financial information to management and external stakeholders)

Solid experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, Insurance Policy & Procedure general ledger, payroll, and accounting.

Proficiency with financial reporting systems and excellent advanced Excel skills, PowerPoint, Outlook and ability to learn other softwares
Entrepreneurial drive and proven ability to take ownership and lead the team's combined learning.
Collaborative, data-oriented approach to problem-solving
Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines
Strong attention to detail is required Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and ability to learn other software
Ability to work well in a team environment
High Sense of Security/Confidentiality
Highly motivated self-starter

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