Career Vacancies at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Requirements:

• Conduct Internal audit of the company on a quarterly or half yearly basis as agreed with the management
• Review the risk matrix of the company if any, otherwise identify significant risks and also review the mitigating controls
• Review IFRS for SMEs guidelines and ensure the companies adhere to the requirements
• Review the Capex and Opex budgets
• Review budget vs actual prepared by the local accountant and any significant variances are reported to the board
• Review the cash flows of the company
• Review the best possible approach in maximizing the benefits to the shareholders
• Ensure that all the necessary statutory returns such as monthly VAT, PAYE, NHIF and NSSF returns are filed as per statutory timelines
• Liaise with the statutory auditors during the course of the annual audit and ensure all information is provided on a timely manner and audit is concluded in time to avoid any late filing penalties
• Review and submit monthly financial reports as required by management. These reports are prepared by the local accountants and it would be reviewed by the Finance and Internal audit director
• Coordinate with the respective tax authorities during in depth audits in liasion with the Statutory auditor and and tax agent

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant subject
• Must be ACCA/CPAK certified
• Minimum 15 years of experience in a Financial senior role
• Must have East African or African experience
• Able to appreciate the transactional aspect of financial accounting
• A strong ‘all-rounder’ in finance and change leadership
• A strategic and analytical thinker with strong project management skills
• Very strong communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills and the ability to garner respect at all levels
• Commercially astute with a strong business acumen
• Proactive and have the ability to come up with finanical decisions without supervision

Key Requirements:

• Managing the full Recruitment process
• Responsible for the onboarding process
• Monitoring contractor and service provider agreements, initiating extensions and filing.
• Custodian of all HR administration and document control of all aspects of the employee lifecycle from on-boarding to exit.
• Monthly Payroll administration and processing together with the relevant payroll provider and Finance team.
• Monitoring and alignment of all employee benefits, adding/removing employees and renewing service providers contracts
• Monitoring visas renewals and updating the relevant house office upon employee exit and supporting visa applications where required.
• Monitor compliance in relation to employee data and HR information.
• Reviewing and updating policies together with the Senior HR Manager
• Annual appraisal and salary review process administration, which includes collating outputs, updating the HRIS and generating letters.
• Provide administration and coordination support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Supporting the implementation of HR initiatives together with the Senior HR Manager
• Co-ordinating, tracking and reporting on group training and development initiatives.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or relevant equivalent qualification
• Strong administrative background with demonstrated organisational skills.
• 2-3 years generalist HR experience, including recruitment and payroll (essential)
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
• High attention to detail and accuracy while managing and prioritising tasks
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong communication and report writing skills.
• Ability to operate with discretion when undertaking confidential tasks
• Experience working in HRIS systems and Sharepoint
• Experience in the financial or professional services industry advantageous
• Experience working within an international organisation.