Accounting Manager at Apollo Agriculture, Nairobi , Kenya

Apollo Agriculture is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented accounting professional with a passion for our mission to join our Finance team as Accounting Manager. As the Accounting Manager at Apollo Agriculture, you will be a key player in our Finance Department, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day accounting operations with an unwavering commitment to excellence. Your role will involve managing a team, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and providing valuable financial insights to support our organization’s growth and success. You will work closely with the Finance Manager and the Head of Group Accounting & Tax to ensure things run smoothly and help the team to succeed. If you love numbers, have an eye for detail and are passionate about working for a scale up that’s changing farmers’ lives, then this role is for you.

Responsibilities:

Accounting Operations Oversight:

Oversee the day-to-day accounting operations while supervising a team of finance assistants. This will include ensuring that all month-end, and year-end reports are completed accurately and on time.

Statutory & Tax Compliance:

Ensure that statutory filings are completed and paid on time for all the Apollo entities. This includes preparing VAT returns for Apollo’s Kenya and Zambia entities and ensuring that yearly reconciliations are done.

Audit Support:

Take the leading role in audit processes, while collaborating with auditors to ensure timely availability of requested documents.

Budget Preparation:

Work closely with the Finance Manager and the Head of Group Accounting & Tax to prepare the annual company budget.

Projects: Together with the Finance Manager, identify priority projects for the finance department and ensure successful implementation of these projects.

Financial Reporting:

Prepare group consolidated financial statements accurately and in a timely manner.

Revenue Calculations:

Accurately calculate revenue numbers from the database and ensure the correct booking is done in the accounting system. Related to this, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial information is extracted from Apollo’s core database

Process Improvements:

Review current processes and recommend improvements.

Coordination with Third Party Accountants:

Coordinate with 3rd party accountants in the US and NL in ensuring correct accounts have been prepared.

Industry Knowledge:

Stay updated on the latest developments in the finance industry and ensure this information is disseminated across the organization.

Team Management:

Manage a team of finance assistants, including hiring, motivating and delegating tasks as required. As Accounting Manager, you will also be responsible for your team’s performance management.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA, ACCA or MBA preferred.

5+ years of progressive accounting experience with a portion of it being in a supervisory role

Sound knowledge of accounting principles, standards and regulations

Superior data management and data analysis skills

Excellent verbal and written communication abilities across all level of an organization

Strong leadership skills with a dedication to driving and achieving results

Knowledge of employee relationship building and performance management techniques

Experience in working with accounting software and databases

Strong time management and organizational skills

Detail-oriented with a passion for accuracy

Passion for Apollo’s mission

Apollo Agriculture does not charge money or any kind of fee at any stage of the recruitment process