Ol Pejeta Conservancy Management Accountant Job-July 2015

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC) – a leading wildlife conservancy that works to conserve wildlife, provides a sanctuary for great apes and to generate income through wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises for re-investment in conservation and community development.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy is seeking a high caliber, self-motivated and dedicated individual to fill the position below:

Job Title: Management Accountant

Department: Finance

Main Purpose of the Job: Coordination and implementation of budget preparation, administration and
production of management accounting reports, the position reports to the Head of Finance and supervises the Accountants.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Daily report summarizing all revenue transactions for the day , with cumulative MTD , YTD and comparison against budgets
• Preparation of rolling weekly and monthly Cash flow and Profitability forecasts derived from actual and budgets performance
• Review and Update of inventory costing and valuations on a monthly basis for Consumable stocks and Biological assets, with any discrepancies in the movements, balances and valuation identified and investigated exhaustively and corrective action proposed
• Participate in the annual budget development and preparation with departmental managers
• Extract and review donor financial reports on a monthly basis clearly identifying variances between actual and budget activity and establishing the cause of the same and coordinate the submission to relevant departmental heads and donors/stakeholders
• Review and reconcile general ledger accounts, providing updated monthly audit schedules for all balance sheet accounts, with recommendations for adjustments highlighted to HoF this process involves the reviewing of journals , payments , receipts and related transaction documents to determine valid and accurate posting to the relevant general ledger accounts.
• Ensure timely general ledger month –end closing and appropriate cut off is in place.
• Ensure timely communication to other department in terms of accounting requirements and resolve queries in regards to financial statements
• Preparation and coordination of the annual audit schedules and working papers for approval and submission to the external auditor.
• Determine the validity of entries and corrections, evaluating variances, and analyzing the effects of transactions on various account relationships.
• Analyze expenditure variances and investigate the causes.
• Participate in maintaining and updating of assets register;
• Participate in ascertaining proper and optimal control systems and monitoring accurate recording of all financial transactions
• Attend and advice for all enquiries on all management accounting related matters;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Job Specification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Management, Economics or related field from a recognized University;
• CPA/ CFA or equivalent professional qualifications
• Membership of good standing with ICPAK/ACCA

Experience

• 3 years relevant experience in a busy environment
• Demonstrated experience in use of computerized accounting systems , Sun Systems
• Must be proficient in MS Office Suites.
• Key Skills and Qualities
• Ability to work logically, consistently and accurately
• Excellent numeracy skills combined with an inquiring, analytical mind
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good report writing, presentation skills and analytical skills.
• Contacts Arising from the Job

Within the Organization
Head of Finance
Departmental heads
OPC staff

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with updated CVs, cover letter and testimonials to jobs@olpejetaconservancy.org by Friday 17th July 2015