Management Accountant at Workforce Africa

Workforce Africa is a HR solutions provider dedicated in the provision of Human Resource Management services across Africa. Our MISSION is to deliver Business Growth by leveraging on Talent.
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Management Accountant

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience4 - 5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit 

Job Purpose:

  • The Management Accountant will support the Finance Manager (finance function) and General Manager (management team and club committees) by reporting on financial performance, building and tracking budgeting performance and forecasting, updating, and tracking of the club’s financial KPI performance reporting and overseeing the provision of any other financial analysis and performance insight required for sound decision making.
  • This will involve collection and analysis of financial information, detailed interrogation and root cause analysis of variances and collaboration with various individuals and club committees.
  • The management accountant will head the Management Accounting function and will report functionally and administratively to the Finance Manager with functional reporting responsibility to the management team and respective club committees.

Key responsibilities

Budgeting

  • Coordinating and monitoring annual budgets for management’s decision making and to ensure that revenue and expenditure is kept in line with the budget.
  • Advising management on proper financial planning and control by preparing and producing monthly management accounting reports for decision making.
  • Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and cash flow forecasts.
  • Hold regular meetings with management to discuss the budgetary position and agree action plans where required.

Cost Accounting and Financial Analysis

  • Preparing reports for best investment decision opportunities and provide management with business costing related to short-term and long-term investments.
  • Making sure spending is in line with budgets.
  • Analysing the Club’s financial performance and making long term forecasts.
  • Recommending ways of cutting costs.

Analysis

  • Conducting ongoing process constraint analyses.
  • Report on breakeven points by function, products, and service offering.
  • Report on margins by product and division.
  • Report on weekly / monthly variances and their causes, focusing on spending variances.
  • Analysing capital budgeting requests and preparing capital expenditure justifications.

Key skills

  • Excellent IT skills and prior use and knowledge of SAGE System
  • Excellent Cost accounting knowledge
  • Ability to work as a team player
  • Excellent analytical & numerical skills
  • Strong attention to details.
  • Good oral and written interpersonal skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines.

Academic, Professional qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or any related field from a reputable institution of learning
  • CPA (K) is a MUST have
  • At least 4 years’ experience as a Management Accountant preferably in the hospitality industry
  • MS Office Applications with excellent excel skills.
  • Familiar with analytical tools.
  • SAGE System working experience is required.
  • Familiar with analytical tools.
  • SAGE System working experience will be an added advantage

Method of Application

Apply to talent@workforceafrica.co with the subject as Management Accountant

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