KCB Burundi Head of Finance Job Vacancy

Head of Finance

KCB Burundi

Job Ref: BUR 01/2013
 

The Position
 

Reporting to the Managing Director, the position is responsible for ensuring that proper accounts and records of the Bank’s Assets, Liabilities, Operations and Transactions are maintained and that statutory objectives in this regard are discharged.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and reports for executive committee and Board Business Committee.
• Revenue and cost management by ensuring maximum returns on loan-able funds, improve generation and collection of non-Interest based revenue and ensure value for money for costs incurred.
• Budgeting and planning for the Bank.
• Budget-implementation and control by managing all costs within the budget.
• Financial management and reporting by ensuring a timely preparation and submission of financial management reports.
• Overseeing and running accounts payables ensure authorization and validation of all the invoices before payment.
• Managing the General Ledger, Fixed Assets register for the whole bank and review and /or reconcile all the banks accounts.
• Compliance and governance by timely submission of statutory financial reports.
• Coordinate the External audit, internal audit and BRB audit and ensure these are completed in a timely manner.

The Person
 

For the above position the successful applicant should have;

• A university degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Possession of a post graduate degree or professional qualification in a related field e.g. ACCA,CPA e.t.c
• At least 5 years’ experience in Financial Management 2 of which must be in a management position.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 7 IFRS standards.
• Knowledge of statutory regulations and Taxation policies.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.
• Strong Analytical skills.
• Strong communication, networking and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership and People Management Skills.

The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates.

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke.
 

To be considered your application must be received by 10th May 2013.
 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

KCB Events & Sponsorships Assistant Manager Job in Kenya

Assistant Manager - Events & Sponsorships

Job Ref RCA 01/2013
 

The Position
 

Reporting to the Manager, Stakeholders Relations, this role is responsible for driving business growth and to improve the Corporate Image through; Corporate events, Exhibitions, KCB Foundation activities, and Sponsorships in the business.
 

Key Responsibilities
 

1. Planning -

• Plan for and execute all KCB Corporate events (launches, media briefings, Tea breaks, Investors briefings, Regional Business forums) and sponsorships.
• Plan on how to sponsor various events or sponsorships and ensuring that they are well executed and the brand interacts with the targeted consumers.

2. Relationships Management –

• Liaise with Procurement to ensure correct specification of supplies and suppliers sourcing in accordance with the budget and business needs while maximizing savings through effective negotiations with service providers.
• Liaise with the various brand managers on their upcoming events and offer them the required support in relation to the event management and preparations whilst holding regular meetings with the Events agency to ensure smooth running of the events.

3. Co-ordination –

• Effective co-ordination of all KCB Foundation activities and ensuring the set-ups done.
• Manage all logistical requirements for corporate events and sponsorships.
• Co-ordinating distribution of relevant merchandise for sponsored events.

4. Sales team linkage - Work closely with regional sales teams and branches to ensure sales activations during the events and sponsorship functions, to ensure business value out of corporate events and sponsorship.
 

5. Budget management –

• Receive and verifying the quotations obtained from the various suppliers to get competitive rates and ensure that they are within the budgets.
• Monitor budget expenditure and ensure timely preparation of invoices, LPO’s, payments and prepare regular updates for review with the line manager. By year end, ensure that a close out position that does not adversely impact the Division is attained.

The Person

• A University degree preferably in a business related discipline.
• Possession of a professional Public Relations qualification.
• Must have at least 3 years’ experience in General banking, and 1 of which must be in a public relations role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective Planning, organizing, and problem solving skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
• Initiative, self-drive and open minded
• Attention to detail
• Team Player

The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates. 

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke.
 

To be considered your application must be received by 04th May 2013.
 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Interior Design Project Manager Job in Kenya

Job Title: Project Manager- Interior Design
 

Reports to: The C.E.O
 

Purpose and Scope
 

Our client is in need of a Project Manager- Interior Design who will coordinate and oversee the project Life Cycle of the group companies projects from inception through Completion. 

They will coordinate the work of the project and design teams, under the direction of a senior staff member for confirmation of issues related to the success of the total project to include; Communication, Timeframe Management, Budget Management and Expectation Management.
 

Key Roles Include:

• Manage Project Resource allocation
• Track and Report on Project deliverables/milestones and provide project tracking reports
• Understand the program analysis as well as create a program analysis deliverables document.
• Delegate and oversee sections of a project with other design team members to meet deadlines. Generate and maintain project team task list.
• Maintain accurate project records of accountable time, billable percentages, project status, 70% GP profitability or higher and scheduling timeline.
• Handle Project accounting Coordination
• Monitor project creep, and work towards minimization and management of delays
• Effectively manage Project scope by ensuring any changes to scope are documented and approved
• Re-prioritize or Safely crash unsuccessful projects
• Resolve any issues and solve problems throughout project Life cycle

Candidates Profile
 

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in a Project Management role in a related field
• Relevant tertiary level training in the Interior Design, Engineering or Building & Construction fields
• Familiarity with Project Management tools and/or Software packages

Attributes

• Posses effective communication, presentation, leadership and relationship building skills
• Demonstrate ability to implement and deliver short, medium and long-term strategies
• Strong customer account focus
• Ability to multitask while staying orderly and flexible

If you believe you qualify for this position, please send your CV and details of your current and expected remuneration to resume@interviewupconsulting.com
 

****Only qualified candidates will be contacted and please DO NOT email copies of your certificates or any other supporting documentation at this time… CV’s only

Hospitality Industry Sales Executive Job in Kenya

Position: Hospitality Industry Sales Executive

Department: Sales and Marketing

Reporting To: Sales and Marketing Manager

Job Objective
 

Our client, a leading supplier of Household and Catering supplies is seeking individuals who will be responsible for the continuous attainment of the company’s revenue target from the assigned list of clients in hotels, restaurants and catering institutions through constantly maximizing sales from current clients as well as identifying and securing new clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Achieve set sales target continuously from both existing and new clients a balance of which has to be achieved from the assigned list of clients.
• Maintain all clients through proactive communication with the client and ensuring that all queries, complains are promptly attended to.
• Acting as a contact between a company and its existing and potential customers.
• Liaising with the relevant customer service executive to make quotations to potential customers.
• Ensuring accounts are paid or settled on time and in full by the existing customers assigned to the sales executive.
• Cold calling to arrange for meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business.
• Following up on client orders in liaison with the relevant customer service executive.
• Preparation of weekly and monthly route plans and sales reports, and presenting them to the Sales manager.
• Prepare a weekly sales plan on how to achieve the target sales for the client list assigned.
• Identify and research on existing and new clients/ marketing opportunities from the assigned clients.
• Analyzing the market environment i.e. analyzing other competitor’s prices, the demand and supply in the market, developments so as to stay ahead of competition.
• Giving feedback to the management and advising accordingly.

Person Specification

• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
• Competent computer and database skill especially with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Bold and Aggressive.
• Ability to work and contribute in a team
• Proven ability to meet sales targets
• Must be a strong "people person" with excellent communication skills; a positive, persuasive personality
• Very presentable, neat and organized.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Proven excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills

Job Specification

• Diploma in sales and marketing.
• 2 years experience in sales dealing with the HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
• Diploma hotel management will be an added advantage.

Only candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email

• their detailed CVs,
• indicating your availability and
• expected salary

To ‘philip@dafinaconsultants.com’.

Indicate SALES EXECUTIVE on the subject line. 

Deadline for application is 2nd May, 2013