Key Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations across multiple business units
- Manage monthly closing process and ensure timely, accurate reporting
- Lead reconciliations – bank, debtors, creditors, inventory and inter-company
- Strengthen working capital control – debtors, creditors and stock
- Oversee statutory compliance – VAT, PAYE, corporate tax coordination
- Support audit processes – internal and external
- Maintain strong cost accounting discipline within manufacturing
- Improve finance processes, controls and documentation
- Partner with operations, supply chain and sales to ensure financial accuracy
- Assist in automation initiatives and system improvements
- Support the Commercial and Sales teams on margins, pricing, trade spend and joint business planning
- Partner with Sales on credit control discipline, customer limits and collection performance
- Improve finance processes, controls and documentation
- Assist in automation initiatives and system improvements
What We Are Looking For
- ACCA or CPA(K) qualified – fully certified
- 5 to 8+ years accounting experience, ideally within FMCG or manufacturing
- Strong understanding of stock, cost of production and margin analysis
- Experience managing high transaction volumes
- Excellent reconciliation and control mindset
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, growth environment
- Strong Google Sheet / excel skills
- Extremely comfortable with technology, software, ERP and platforms like ‘sage pastel’
- High integrity and strong attention to detail
Personal Attributes
- Structured and disciplined
- Calm under pressure
- Proactive problem solver
- Commercially aware, not just technically strong
- Team player who supports leadership