Moko Home + Living is a growing company bursting with innovation, creativity, and passion. Our customers dream of a better night’s sleep, a welcoming place to host their guests, a fun and safe place for their children to play. But they tell us this isn’t easy – they have to settle for low-quality furnishings or break the bank. Join us in building the products, the brand, and the network to put quality living within everyone’s reach.Our 200-person strong team has reached over 100,000 Kenyan homes with our products so far, and we’re just getting started. Let’s bring the dream of a smiley home to millions more.
Job Description
Moko’s Head of Finance & Admin
Responsibilities
Optimize how we deploy our resources to Moko-fy the world
• Oversee the company-wide opex and capex budgeting process and ensure budget adherence across departments
• Work with operating teams to manage cash and working capital, balancing inventory, liquidity and sales needs
• Ensure a strong internal control environment – oversee and continuously improve regular internal audits and approval processes
Build a scalable accounting machine
• Ensure sound policies and practices are in place to manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, statutory payments, intercompany transactions, inventory records, bank reconciliations, asset register, and all other accounting functions
• Build and improve upon core accounting processes to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance
• Work with our growing retail team to develop systems for tracking and automating customer payment transactions at scale
Financial data at our fingertips to make the best decisions
• Ensure all accounting transactions are accurately captured in a timely way
• Track and analyze key margins and unit economics, apply this knowledge to optimize financial performance across teams
• Prepare reports for senior leadership, the company’s board and investors – presenting financial information which leads to great decision-making
Manage risk and compliance across the business
• Ensure tax and company registry compliance
• Develop and manage a key business risk matrix, using it to coordinate risk mitigation across teams
• Ensure relevant insurance is in place to cover major risks
Lead like a Moko-er
• Serve on our Senior Leadership Team, setting the organization-wide strategy and coordinating with other functional leads
• Invest in coaching and development of your team, growing their capacity and building the next generation of Moko leaders
• Maintain a high-performance culture, setting ambitious targets and rewarding outstanding accomplishment
• Build an environment which is direct and honest, encourages initiative and puts our customers’ smiles first
Qualifications
• You are eager to take responsibility for a key function at a senior leadership level and energized to build an extraordinary Home + Living brand
• You’re a steady leader, with experience guiding teams through periods of change and a track record of motivating and developing your direct reports toward outstanding results
• You have a strong working knowledge of accounting practice, IFRS standards, and Kenya’s tax regime – including cross-border tax policy
• You’re able to quickly and independently develop and apply new technical knowledge
• You have a track record of clearly defining and implementing financial/administrative processes & systems
• You have a strong background in financial analysis and management reporting
• You’re able to strike the balance between supportive collaboration with other teams and setting reasonable controls
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