Accountant & Business Development Manager

Accountant & Business Development Manager

Wangaraufoods is looking for a reliable, detail oriented Accountant who can also grow the business. You will keep our financial records accurate and provide information for business decisions, and you will also lead the team that finds, wins and keeps business customers.

Key responsibilities: finance

• Maintain accurate financial records and ledgers.
• Reconcile bank statements, payment platforms and cash transactions.
• Prepare monthly profit and loss reports, cash-flow reports and management accounts.
• Track customer payments, supplier balances, expenses and outstanding debts.
• Monitor stock values, product costs and production expenses.
• Support payroll, tax filings, statutory compliance and audit preparation.
• Maintain proper documentation and internal financial controls.
• Work with operations and sales to ensure financial records match business transactions.

Key responsibilities: business development

• Lead the sales team that approaches hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, caterers, offices and institutional buyers.
• Set targets and follow up plans for the team, and review their results.
• Turn qualified leads into paying customers by preparing proposals, quotations and commercial offers.
• Build and keep relationships with key corporate clients and distribution partners.
• Develop opportunities for bulk orders, corporate gifts and seasonal food packages.
• Maintain a pipeline of prospects, and send weekly pipeline updates and monthly performance reports.
• Negotiate within approved pricing and payment terms.

Requirements

• Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in accounting, with business development or B2B sales exposure.

• Strong Excel skills and experience with accounting software.

• Good understanding of reconciliations, costing and financial reporting.

• Evidence of winning and keeping business customers, and of leading or coordinating a sales team.

• Strong negotiation, presentation and relationship-management skills.

• High integrity, accuracy and confidentiality.

• Performance measures: Accurate reconciliations, timely reports, proper expense tracking, reliable financial records, qualified leads, new active accounts, revenue generated, repeat business and collection of agreed payments.