Ledger Team Lead – Finance

Role Purpose

The Ledger Team Lead is responsible for the effective management of the Sales, Purchase, and Nominal Ledgers, ensuring timely invoicing, accurate supplier payments, and strict adherence to financial controls. This role provides day-to-day leadership to the ledger team, drives continuous process improvement, and ensures accuracy, compliance, and integrity within ERP reporting and internal financial procedures.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Purchase Ledger Management
• Oversee the accurate coding, authorization, and timely payment of purchase invoices in line with internal control frameworks.
• Ensure correct invoice importation, PO matching, and adherence to payment timelines.
• Maintain supplier master data and perform regular supplier statement reconciliations.
• Provide coaching, training, and technical support to ledger team members.
• Liaise with internal finance and operational teams to resolve discrepancies and issues efficiently.

Sales Ledger & Credit Control
• Supervise daily sales invoicing, ensuring alignment with proof of delivery and delegated authority limits.
• Monitor customer payments, resolve disputes, and escalate overdue balances where required.
• Manage incoming claims and coordinate resolutions with Commercial and Operations teams.
• Drive efficiency and best practice within credit control and receivables management.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement
• Lead ledger team operations, including task allocation, performance management, and coaching.
• Support ad-hoc finance projects and peak-period workload demands.
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements across all ledger functions to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control.

Required Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CPA, or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in ledger operations, financial reporting, and forecasting, including at least 2 years in a people leadership role.
• Proven experience in end-to-end ledger management within a group or multinational environment.
• Strong hands-on expertise in forecasting, reconciliations, and ERP-driven finance processes.
• Sector experience in agriculture, manufacturing, or audit is an added advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems and financial consolidation tools.

Core Competencies
• Strong analytical capability with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and process-oriented mindset.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High standards of accountability, accuracy, and data integrity.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and multi-skill across finance functions.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with ledger clerks to ensure continuity and coverage during absences.
• Liaise with departmental managers to facilitate timely invoice approvals.
• Partner with wider finance teams to support management accounts preparation and reporting.

Application Details

Closing Date: 1st March 2026

How to Apply:

Send your application to Brian.Mwetu@ccikenya.com with the subject line:

Ledger Team Lead – Finance

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email.