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Java House is a leading coffee and casual dining brand in East Africa, driven by a mission to provide an exceptional dining experience through quality food, world-class coffee, and warm hospitality. Established in Nairobi in 1999 as a single coffee house, Java House has evolved into a household name with a wide network of branches across Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, recognized for setting high standards in the region’s food and beverage industry.
The company is celebrated for its vibrant, inclusive work culture that prioritizes employee growth, innovation, and customer-centric service, offering diverse career opportunities with training and flexible work arrangements. Java House embraces a dynamic business model that fuses African hospitality with international service standards, continuously innovating its menu, service delivery, and digital platforms to enhance customer engagement.
With over 80 locations and counting, the brand’s expansion reflects its strong operational capabilities and commitment to excellence. Core values such as quality, integrity, teamwork, and customer satisfaction guide every aspect of its operations. Through its corporate social responsibility programs, Java House supports local farmers, champions sustainability, and empowers youth through employment and skills development. For more information, visit www.javahouseafrica.com.
Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Finance And Administration Manager job at Java House
Java House
The finance department is responsible for cost accounting and financial analysis.
Primary Purpose and Scope of the Job (Job Role)
• To give an oversight role on all company finance and administration.
• Putting in place controls to safeguard company assets. · Ensuring all statutory obligations are followed to the latter.
• Supporting the internal and external audit.
• Partnering with the senior leadership on deriving strategic decision making and operation.
• Ensuring books of accounts are updated on daily basis.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage the company cash flow and forecast.
Scheduling and sharing of supplier payment runs.
Reviewing the PnL items for completeness and GL item reconciliation.
Managing foreign exchange risks for example negotiating better forex rates.
Supervising, motivating, and appraising of the finance team.
Carrying out bank reconciliation.
Reviewing and authorizing invoice postings to the GL.
Relationship management with external partners for example vendors, banks, customers, and regulators.
Ensuring that procedure to pay process are followed correctly.
Overseeing administrative functions and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations.
Coordinating end month stock process, reviewing, analyzing, and publishing of the stock variance report before upload with help of cost control accountant.
Responding to informational requests from the senior management, finance team and other user departments on financial information especially during branch PnL presentation.
Ensuring completeness of supplier onboarding by creating correct vendor name in the ERP.
Preparing, reviewing payroll management element end to end process with its reconciliation.
Sharing with treasury cash at bank daily for treasury management and planning.
Furnishing of the statutory deductions for example NSSF, LST, PAYE, VAT, WHT.
Coordinating of both supplier and customer reconciliation.
Uploading of supplier payments on the banking platform.
Responding to internal audit inquiries.
Being a custodian for cash collected from cash customer before banking.
Chip in and assist to invoice, settle suppliers, invoice on EFRIS, when the need a raise.
Any other duties assigned by the line supervisor.


SERVICES
COMMERCIAL

SERVICES
INDUSTRIAL

SERVICES
RESIDENTIAL
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
accountability statements in the form of verb/noun/result area as per the set departmental KPI’s
Effective communication.
Financial reporting.
Cashflow management.
Management and relationship with external partners.
Payroll management.
Management of talent and people in the division
Mitigation of financial, tax, compliance and legal risks.
Performance Indicators (3-5 indicators)
Timely and accurate financial reports.
Adherence to corporate governance.
Systems control enhancement.
Tax & other statutory regulations compliance.
Job specifications: Define the skills, knowledge, and experience specific to the job in question (includes generic skills).
Qualifications
Minimum of CPA III
BCOM Accounting & Finance
Proficiency in Excel and power point
Strong background in ERP
Strong background in EFRIS
Strong background in MIS reporting
Attention to detail
High integrity and trustworthy person to handle confidential data
Experience
5 years and above in a similar position, preferably in Hospitality or FMCG industry.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (Licenses, certificates, credentials, travel, Physical requirements etc.)
Registered with recognized accounting professional body.
Certificate in Anti- bribery.
Certificate in Anti-corruption.
Certificate in competition compliance.
Core COMPETENCIES:
Registered with recognized accounting professional body.
Certificate in Anti- bribery.
Certificate in Anti-corruption.
Certificate in competition compliance.
Flexible Planning.
APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE DONE ONLINE:
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