• Fixed assets and project accounting.
• Maintaining internal controls over Fixed Assets.
• Financial and management reporting of Fixed Assets and Projects.
• Managing subordinates within the FA and Project Accounting Unit.

• Prepares listing, post additions and run depreciation in FAR.
• Ensures fixed assets disposal are correctly accounted for.
• Analyzes Capex Auto accruals and ensures accuracy and completeness.
• Reviews and approved manual journal schedules and ensures that these are posted accurately and on time
• Prepares relevant input into Deferred Tax templates and lead schedule.
• Manages month end closure for Fixed Assets section and ensues timely and accurate completion.
• Analyzes depreciation variances within the month.
• Prepares age analysis of CIP and obtains justification from budget champion, as required.
• Ensures completeness, accuracy, valuation and ownership of the company’s assets as reported in the MRP/LRP and statutory financial statements.
• Prepares LRP schedules within set dates.
• Ensures that Fixed Assets balances in MRP tie to LRP balances; analyses and makes required adjustments.

Prepare the Project Tracker, Accounts Analysis, Insurance Schedules and Audit Schedules as per set dates:

• Assigns each additional asset cost a project name as defined in the Planning Board and ensuring that monthly additions tally with MRP assets additions in USD.
• Properly classifies and costs projects in WIP as per MRP reported balance.
• Ensures that all Capex Balance Sheet Accounts are analyzed by the 15th of the following month and all invalid items adjusted within a month.
• Prepares quarterly fixed assets additions schedules for insurance cover purposes and reviews premiums to confirm accuracy.
• Prepares the Fixed Assets Lead schedule for quarterly audit purposes and responds to audit queries.

Ensure that Fixed Assets are tagged and physically verify Fixed Assets:

• Monitors the Tagging and verification all Company’s assets.
• Supervises/reviews the reconciliation of assets against the Fixed Assets Register and ensures that they tally.

Optimise the Fixed Asset accounting systems:

• Continually reviews fixed asset systems and processes and ensures that they are optimal and are embedded with relevant controls; proposes improvements as required.
• Develops customized reports for reforecast purposes.
• Ensures timely availability of ad hoc reports.

Manage, motivate and develop departmental staff:

• Participate in the recruitment of departmental staff
• Assign roles and targets
• Manage performance and redress shortcomings if any
• Identify skills gaps and coach for improved performance or refer to HR for formal training

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA K) or equivalent
• 5-8 years experience with a University Degree in Accounting or Business (with an accounting emphasis) ; 3-6 years with Advanced Degree
• Minimum of four to five years of experience working with commissions statements, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and/or receivables, and payroll
• Computer literacy (excellent knowledge of MS excel) with experience working with an ERP system (with emphasis on FA module)
• Excellent knowledge of all accounting functional areas
• Able to work with managers throughout company in analyzing financial situations
• Proven ability to analyse complex business issues and identify, design and implement effective practical recommendations
• Able to operate in a performance driven organization
• Knowledge of English and/or French

Competencies

• Team work and partnering
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Planning and organizing skills
• Drive for results
• Interpersonal skills
• Effective communications skills