Finance Officer -(TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) )-Job in Nairobi Kenya

Exciting Career Opportunity in Financial Management

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is an organisation funded by a range of development agencies to promote regional trade and economic integration in East Africa.

TMEA works closely with the East African Community (EAC), national governments, business and civil society organisations.

Headquartered in Nairobi with branches in Arusha, Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Juba, Kampala and Kigali, TMEA seeks to support East African integration through:
A reduction in transport and related costs along the key corridors in East Africa;
Supporting EAC institutions to develop a comprehensive framework for regional integration;
Supporting partner states to substantially increase the implementation of a comprehensive framework for regional integration; and
Engaging private sector and civil society to positively influence regional integration policies and practices for growth in trade.
Finance Officer

TMEA is seeking to recruit a high calibre, results-oriented and self-driven experienced finance professional to join our Corporate Services team in the position of Finance Officer.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the job holder will be responsible for financial management, preparation of monthly financial reports and reconciliation of accounts.

The ideal candidate should possess an undergraduate degree in accounting, finance or other business related field and be a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K) or possess an equivalent professional accounting qualification.

S/he will have at least five years relevant work experience in a busy organisation.

This is a contract ending 31 December 2014 with an attractive salary and benefit package.

The Finance Officer will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional travel within East Africa.

Application Details

Please send us a cover letter and detailed CV, including your qualifications, experience, present position, and current remuneration. Your application should include names and addresses of three referees, a working e-mail address, and daytime telephone contacts.

The forwarding e-mail and cover letter must clearly indicate ‘TMEA Finance Officer’ on the subject line.

The detailed job profile can be accessed on www.trademarkea.com.

Send your application to recruitment@trademarkea.com by Friday, 29 June 2012 by 5.00pm East African time.

Interviews will be conducted in July in Nairobi, Kenya.

Applications received after the deadline time and date will not be accepted.

We reserve the right to accept or reject any application.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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The position

Key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Corporate compliance and risk management;
• Contribute towards the development and effective implementation of all local financial policies;
• Provide financial process best practices guidance and leadership;
• Optimal and timeous management of all financial processes and transactions with on-going compliance to national and international best practices;
• Completion of all financial reporting (group, statutory, and tax ) correctly within stipulated deadlines;
• Ensure financial records, and processes are in place for audits;
• Ensure smooth running of Finance related process in support of all internal customers (including representative offices);
• Establish relationships with all Roche stakeholders in support of Roche business processes success;
• Regional travel vital for Financial processes support within the Sub-Sahara Management Centre.

The successful candidate should be in possession of:

• Professional Accounting qualification or equivalent Bachelors Degree. An MBA would be advantageous
• 4 to 6 years work experience within finance.
• SAP knowledge.
• International experience or experience within a multinational organisation in the pharmaceutical or FMCG industry.

The following special skill are key to this role:

• Proven skills in strategic thinking.
• Good interpersonal skills and self motivated with a demonstration of initiative.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team within and beyond the finance team when needed.
• Computer literacy in MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint.
• The successful candidate must be fluent in English.

Who you are

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. 

You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you
are, but the starting point.

The next step is yours. 

To apply forward your detailed CV for the attention of: 

Simplicity Paneng, on simplicity.paneng@roche.com, by 25 January 2012.

Late applications will not be considered.

If you have not heard from us in two weeks after the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.