Finance Manager

Finance Manager

A leading Construction company is looking for experienced & qualified persons to fill the above position

Responsibilities

• Supervising the accounting department staff
• Overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll functions and positions
• Serving as liaison with external and internal auditors
• Analyze and interpret financial data and recommend changes to improve systems and financial performance.
• Preparing of accurate financial reports and supporting schedules as required.
• Highlighting to management, potential issues affecting expenses balances and cash flow.
• Perform general accounting functions, including operation of the general ledger system, journal entries and month end close work/end month financial reports.
• Perform account reconciliation that includes general ledger accounts, inter-company accounts as well as bank accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Commerce (Accounting or Finance). Masters in finance related fields will be an added advantage.
• Be a certified Public Accountant (CPA (K)
• Qualified candidate Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and should have experience in Enterprise resource planning systems (ERP-System)
• Minimum of 5 years experience in accounting position.
• Experience in construction accounting is an added advantage.
• Applicants should have a minimum age of 30 years

Interested applicants should include a reliable telephone contact, email address, CV, and copies of relevant certificates.

Send your application not later than 27/01/2012 to:

hrmfinance2012@gmail.com

Or Advertiser, P.O Box 1407-01000, Thika

Assistant Electrical Engineer and Electrical Supervisors Jobs

An electrical contracting firm with offices in Nairobi and Western Kenya seeks to recruit the following:-

Asst. Electrical Engineer - Nairobi

Requirements

• Must have at least a Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering - Power Option (a degree will be an added advantage)
• Must have worked with an electrical contractor or an electrical consultant for at least three years
• Must have knowledge in projects tendering and sourcing of prices.
• Must be computer literate.
• Must have a valid driving license with experience.
• Must have knowledge in project supervision, time planning and decision making.

Electrical Supervisors - Nairobi and Western Kenya

Requirements

• Must have at least a Diploma in electrical engineering - power option, EIT III or EET III
• Must have five years hands-on working experience on projects and maintenance with an electrical contractor.
• Must have knowledge of both industrial and building services electrical installations.
• Must be computer literate and able to understand working drawings.

Send us your application with daytime contacts with an indication of your current salary to the address below, on or before 30th January 2012:-

P.O Box 10140 - 00100, Nairobi

Softa Bottling Company - Sales and Drivers Jobs

Vacancies @ Softa

Softa Bottling Company Ltd, a fast growing manufacturing company seeks to recruit.

Sales People & Sales Reps

Qualifications

• Diploma in sales & marketing
• 3 years experience in F.M.C.G.

Drivers

Qualifications

• Must be over 25 years.
• 5 years experience in heavy commercial vehicles.

Apply to:

The Human Resources manager
Softa Bottling Company
P.O Box 45510 Nairobi Kenya
Tel: 020 2043089 / 93 / 92
Mobile: 0722755421
Fax: 020 2043071

Email: info@kuguru.com

The Aga Khan University African Management Case Centre - Research Associate / Case Writer Job - Nairobi, Kenya

Applications are invited from appropriately qualified candidates for the position of Research Associate / Case Writer in the African Management Case Centre (AMCC).

The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, for a period of 12 months,with an option to renew the contract.

Summary:

Responding to the need for intellectual resources and capacities which grow out of African experiences, while also reflecting global best practices, the Aga Khan University (AKU) is establishing the African Management Case Centre to undertake research, analyze and document the experiences of African enterprises and initiatives to develop original content and create African-based capacities in case writing and pedagogy.

The Centre will serve not only as a university wide resource, but also have a mandate to foster case method practice in schools across Africa and the developing world more broadly.

This initiative is part of a wider expansion of AKU that includes the establishment of East Africa’s first regional university, with a purpose–built prinicipal campus in Arusha, Tanzania and the development of six graduate professional schools that will foster creative and ethical leadership, professionalism and broad-based capacities in the fields critical to developing economies.

AKU is establishing the centre initially under the joint aegis of its Graduate School of Media and Communications and Graduate School of Management, addressing the needs of other graduate professional schools as they are developed.

Reporting to the Project Director, the Research Associate will be a key member of a Nairobi-based team working on the development of cases and other intellectual capital in collaboration with international partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research, develop and write cases and course materials with faculty guidance on developing world subjects, usually in print, though sometimes using multimedia elements such as web-based video
• Gather and analyze data through field interviews and library research, preparing text as well as charts, graphs, and tables as appropriate
• Identify opportunities and channels to publicize the case centre and its educational materials to a variety of constituents in multiple venues including events, digital and print

Requirements:

• Strong writing and academic research skills, as well as excellent analytical, communication, and interviewing skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, in a high pressure, deadline oriented environment
• Capacity to be flexible, adaptable, and to multitask, focus, and write quickly and effectively
• Ability and desire to work collaboratively and independently at the highest level of academic rigor, while establishing strong working relationships and taking direction from one or more project leaders/faculty/editors
• Comfortable both in an academic setting and with top corporate executives and business norms
• Travel, both domestic and international, may be necessary
• Masters degree in Journalism/Media/Communications/Business or equivalent, an Undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts and 2-3 years of related experience

To Apply:

Applications (Curriculum Vitae, names of two referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials) should be sent to recruitment.mediacom@aku.edu by 10th February 2012.

Applications by email are preferred.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted