Group Finance Manager
HybridNairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Job Summary
Control routine accounting, maintain proper books of accounts, and lead a team of accountants to ensure accurate reporting, payables/receivables management, and invoicing. Ensure accurate and timely reconciliation of accounts to account for revenue across operations, prepare and maintain financial statements including consolidation, and lead group budgeting and forecasting. Build and manage detailed cash flow models, manage overheads within budgets, and implement accounting policies aligned with IFRS rules. Enforce reporting integrity through the audit process, ensure treasury functions minimize costs and optimize foreign exchange exposure, and guarantee accurate tax compliance and statutory filings across entities. Implement internal controls to safeguard assets, lead group annual audits and tax reviews, and manage intra-group funding structures and transfer pricing policies. This role requires over 5 years of experience with IFRS reporting standards, a CPA or Chartered Accountant qualification, and regional experience in emerging markets. Based in Nairobi with coverage across UAE, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, the position reports to the Group Head of Finance.
Required Qualifications
- Regional experience in emerging markets
- Understanding of tax environments across Africa
- CPA (K), Chartered Accountant or related qualification
- Over 5 years' experience in reputed organizations in the field of Finance and Accounts
- Experience in the fintech space
- Experience in digital banking / lending products
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Proficiency in PowerPoint
- Must be a CPA (K), Chartered Accountant or related qualification
- Over 5 years' experience in reputed organizations in the field of Finance and Accounts
- Experience in the fintech space
- Experience in digital banking / lending products
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
Desired Qualifications
- Regional experience in emerging markets is preferred
- with an understanding of tax environments across Africa preferably
- Strong preference for experience in the fintech space
- specifically in digital banking / lending products
- Practical, hardworking, hands on results oriented manager
- ability to achieve high quality results
- Strong leadership
- people management skills
- planning and organizing skills
- Ability to work effectively with third parties
- particularly banks
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles
- including International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- A relentless pursuit to build for scale
- with the smallest possible headcount
- and least possible opex and capex
- Highly self-aware of strengths and weaknesses
- embraces failure as an opportunity for learning and growth
- Intuitive thinker
- who can marry the big picture with the details
- and apply a rational, data-driven approach to problem solving
- Be emotionally intelligent
- humble
- and excited to work within a team
- with a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds, and skills
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