Finance Manager at Crawford International School

Job Purpose

Supervise, support and execute all matters relating to finance, accounting, tax reporting, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring they are handled effectively, efficiently and reported timeously in a user and client-friendly manner with appropriate controls to prevent fraud, theft or financial error. Overall responsibility for developing finance talent in Kenya to facilitate the independent and effective functioning of the finance department.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Review and manage the annual budget and any revised forecasts or budgets (both Excel and Falcon templates)
• Track department spend against budgets and measure performance of Academic phases
• Review regular cash flow forecasts
• Work closely with all departments to ensure accounting transactions are processed timeously and accurately in Sage, in accordance with the month-end reporting timetable
• Review monthly management accounts with actuals versus budget variance analysis and performance commentary (both Excel and Falcon templates)
• Present monthly management accounts to directors and executive team, inclusive of full-year forecasts
• Review monthly management reports for schools and departments, both regular and ad hoc requests
• Project manage and plan new systems and processes on Sage
• Act as Sage super user/administrator and training coordinator
• Oversee maintenance of the Sage general ledger structure and chart of accounts
• Review maintenance and reconciliation of all shareholder and bank loans, group loans and current accounts
• Review and approve reconciliation of all general ledger balance sheet accounts and review preparation of all month-end reconciliations and schedules
• Prepare and/or review cost-saving analyses and other financial analyses
• Review the fixed asset register and ensure it is updated regularly