Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd. is a company based out of Miritini in Mombasa and assembles vehicles for multiple international brands. AVA focuses on Building Vehicles that support Businesses, Protect Families and Grow Economies across Africa
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Head of Finance
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience10 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit 
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the recruitment, training, mentoring, and professional development of the finance team to ensure a high level of performance and continuous growth
- Develop, manage, and track the department's annual budget
- Managing the financial reporting for the organization. This includes monthly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, 5-year financial plans and all statutory financial reporting
- Providing sound financial support and insights to enable Senior Management to make critical business decisions
- Presentation of financial results and insights to the Simba Group Finance & the AVA Board
- Play a key role in the formulation of the business's strategy
- Managing and overseeing the taxation affairs of the organization and liaising with the external tax firm for specialist advice
- Managing and overseeing the cash flow of the company and ensuring it has the appropriate treasury controls
- Managing the External Auditor relationship and ensuring the organization is compliant with accounting standards
- Managing and overseeing the company's banking and borrowing arrangements
- Managing and overseeing the company’s financial systems
- Investment appraisal and analysis, including monitoring of ROI
- Presenting results to non-finance Senior Management to enable them to provide sound Departmental Management decisions
- Overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Financial and Management Accounting functions
- Risk Management to ensure the business has a solid risk framework in place
- Overseeing commercial decision making from margin analysis, pricing analysis etc
- Advising and implementing best practice methods to increase revenue and reduce costs
- Advising on market changes and providing strategic financial recommendations to AVA’s Management Committee
- Managing and tracking budget and accounting information including billing, collections, and tax information
- Assist in resource identification, work assignment, performance evaluation, and promotion decision activities
- Oversee B.I operations and supervise systems and B.I staff
- Develop strategy as it relates to the organization's B.I and I.T infrastructure (computer and information systems, security, communication systems, etc.)
- Alongside the Managing Director and the Senior Management team identify business and technology needs and to optimize the use of information technology
- Ensure smooth delivery and operation of B.I services by monitoring systems performance
- Create processes and standards for selection, implementation, and support of systems
- Guide Information system strategy and development for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Forecasting and Transportation Management
- Constantly review external trends and identify internal opportunities for continuous improvement
- And any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
Required qualifications and experience:
- 10+ Years work experience as a Senior Financial Management Position
- In-depth understanding of cash flow management, bank reconciliation and bookkeeping
- Hands-on experience with budgeting and risk management
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting models
- Proficiency in accounting software
- Solid analytical and decision-making skills
Leadership abilities
- BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
- MSc/MBA or relevant certification (e.g. CFA/CPA) is a plus
- Knowledge of ISO Standards, (9001, 14001, 45001, etc)
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Associated Vehicle Assemblers Limited on www.linkedin.com to apply
