Job Vacancy at Ecolab for Head of Finance, East Africa 2013

Job Vacancy at Ecolab for Head of Finance, East Africa 2013

Head of Finance, East Africa

Our client, Ecolab, is a well-established multinational organisation and a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services to food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets.

The organisation is looking to appoint a Head of Finance to replace the current holder who has been promoted to a regional role.

The Head of Finance is responsible for overall compliance and financial reporting in East Africa.

This is a strategic role and the selected person will be expected to provide business support in various areas including planning and strategy formulation, sales and business growth as well as monitoring and reporting on the overall performance of the business.

Reporting to the Managing Director (East Africa) as well as to the Finance Director (Middle East and Africa), the Head of Finance will have the following key responsibilities:

Ensure financial reports are prepared in accordance with the groups IAS, US-GAAP and statutory accounting principles as well as Ecolab Standards and financial management regulations;
Support the process for the definition of corporate objectives and tactics in cooperation with corporate and regional management;
Lead the process of strategic financial planning in cooperation with the business units in line with regional objectives;
Critically evaluate business performance and trends across all East African countries and contribute to development of respective actions;
Carry out statutory and groups requirements for Treasury, Tax, Legal, Insurance and other related administrative activities as well as social benefit programs;
Monitor performance of systems to ensure availability of information and data needed to support decision making processes;
Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place, liaise with external auditors and develop efficient regional relationships; and
Lead employees and ensure reasonable staffing in the area of responsibility.

Person specifications:

Bachelors degree in Business/Finance/Accounting;
Fully qualified Accountant, CPA (K) or equivalent, with exposure to computerized financial systems;
Minimum 6 years experience in accounting and/or financial environment in a multi-country network;
Good business management skills; and
A Masters degree in a finance related field, CPS qualification and knowledge of SYSPRO will be added advantages.

If you believe your career objectives match this exciting role, please forward your application with a detailed CV stating your current position, remuneration and contact details and quoting the reference number HOF/08 on the application letter.

To be considered, your application must be received by 21 August 2013 addressed to:

The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way,
Westlands, Nairobi Kenya
E-mail: esd@deloitte.co.ke
Tel: 254 20 423 0000