About the job
Our client is a fast-growing non-deposit taking financial institution based in Nairobi. As part of their strategy to strengthen the organization’s capabilities, they are seeking to fill the following position:
GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:
This positions key responsibilities are:
- Direct financial strategy, fundraising, product development and application. Provide quality counsel to the business leadership. Maintain, leverage appropriate relationships with all financial partners.
- Direct and be the custodian of all key financial, accounting, secretarial, fiduciary and risk mitigating responsibilities. Lead the finance and accounting team effectively.
- Direct, control and oversee the budgeting, accounting, cash flow management and administrative operations of the business to ensure timely, accurate and efficient reporting, audit and compliance.
- Support medium and long term business strategy development, direct financial plan implementation, support other function’s plan execution to achieve business objectives and targets.
SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the processes for financial forecasting, budgets and accounting.
- Lead development of, control and present the annual business plan and re-forecasts. Review actual performance against budget and report with appropriate commentary of variances.
- Direct the analysis of new proposals providing commercial and financial input particularly in relation to new products and initiatives.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of all transactions and payroll within the agreed timeframes. Be responsible for verification of all transactions (e.g.: bank, cash, journal vouchers)
- Establish and evaluate businesses capital requirements, implement raise funds plans and monitor covenant compliance.
- Ensure that all necessary policies and procedures to safeguard assets and minimize financial and commercial risks are in place.
- Support the Board and its initiatives, with clear and timely communication on all relevant governance, compliance and risk matters.
- Coordinate and liaise with all internal and external partners including third-party vendors and consultants and ensure efficiency and transparency.
- Maintaining timeliness, accuracy and adequacy of financial and management reporting provided to the management, Board and other stakeholders.
- Ensure the completeness, timeliness and accuracy of legal and statutory compliance on finance and secretarial matters, with no major non-compliances following internal and external audits
EDUCATIONAL & COLLATERAL REQUREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or economics and ACCA or CPA qualification. Member of ICPAK.
- Eight (8) or more years’ experience at a senior level in a commercial environment with broad exposure to all levels of management reporting. Demonstrated board support will be advantage.
- Experience in fund raising for start-ups and high growth financial services businesses preferred.
- Outstanding strategic, problem solving, negotiation, complex accounting, communication and change management skills.
- IT Skills: MS office particularly excel and PowerPoint, Financial software – Microsoft Dynamics Nav
Method of Application
If you match these requirements, please submit your application to info@TUMEConsulting.com quoting
‘Chief Finance Officer’ as the subject of your email by Monday, 5th July 2021.
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
