Job Purpose:
This role provides overall financial management, business analysis and reporting across the group.
Key responsibilities:

  • Finance Business Partner to the Group Functions and Business Segments for all aspects of the finance processes and strategies.
  • Responsible for the preparation of statutory annual reports, monthly management accounts, board reports and group consolidated financial statements; including working with internal and external auditors.
  • Tracking underlying business drivers, detailed analysis and insights on the Group financial performance.
  • Provide finance support to the Group Functions and ensuring implementation of approved initiatives.
  • Development, implementation and ensuring compliance to group wide financial policies and procedures.
  • Ensuring that group complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs).
  • Development of Budgets and forecasts for the Holding Company and consolidation of group forecasts.
  • Forecast and manage the accounting for cash flows and ensure strict compliance to the Group Credit Policy in the Holding company.
  • Responsible for the implementation of the Group’s Transfer pricing policy.
  • Ongoing process review and improvements for increased efficiencies and risk mitigation.
  • Support the implementation of group strategy with financial expertise and know-how.
  • Support intra-group transitions and reconciliation.
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Performance Measures:

  • Finance Business Support partner for the Group functions.
  • Compliance to regulations and internal policies.
  • Detailed review, analysis and monitoring of Group wide key business drivers.
  • Maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Drive resolution of Legacy projects and manage Finance projects.

 

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

 Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:

  • Masters in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline as an added advantage.
  • Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science or Related Discipline.
  • Professional accounting qualification such as CPAK or ACCA.
  • At least 7 – 10 years of experience in a similar position, 3 – 4 years of which should be in a managerial position.
  • Membership of accounting professional body.

Technical/ Functional competencies:

  • Good financial modelling and presentation skills are a prerequisite.
  • Management accounting.
  • Tax management.
  • Budgetary and accounting systems and processes.
  • International reporting standards.
  • Stakeholder Management.

How to apply

Apply online at Britam e-Recruitment portal