Financial Management & Planning Analyst

Our client, a dynamic financial service based in Nairobi is seeking to recruit a Financial Management & Planning Analyst who will be responsible for preparation of monthly financial analysis of management information.

• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
• Experience Level: Senior level
• Experience Length: 5 years

Job Description

This is a hands-on role in the Finance Department that requires accounting proficiency, strong excel skills and commercial acumen. The ideal candidate Must have similar experience in the Financial service sector.

Key responsibilities:

• Preparation of monthly financial analysis of management information incisive with commentary for review by the Finance Manager.
• Reporting against Budget and previous projection.
• Analysis of the loan portfolio, collections and write-offs.
• Analysis of departmental capital & operating expenditure.
• Communicating operational performance using charts, graphs and data.
• Consolidate the group monthly management accounts in excel, ensuring intercompany loans and recharges are properly accounted for and exchange gains and losses correctly reflected.
• On a quarterly basis, updating the projection by discussing with Product Managers and Department Heads the financial outlook and scope of work for the next 12 months.
• Prepare analysis and commentary for review by the Finance Manager.
• Manage the annual Budget process, circulating templates of cost to date and assist Product Managers and Department Heads in developing their budget for the year.
• Treasury: preparing weekly and monthly cash forecasts for the Group. Monitor external loan agreements and their covenants.
• Ad hoc cost-benefit analysis of investment and departmental spend.
• As required support with daily and weekly electronic reconciliation of disbursements and payments from customers.

Qualifications:

• Relevant Bachelor degree.
• Fully Qualified ACCA / (CPAK).
• Must have over 5 years' experience in the Financial Service sector or high transactional volume business.
• High-level analytic and computer skills.
• Must have a good understanding of financial concepts, attention to details, accuracy and capable of multitasking.
• Strong passion to succeed.
• Group reporting - reconciliations and consolidation.
• Support of accounting system implementation.

Monthly gross salary: Kshs. 300,000/= (Approx. 3,000 USD) depending on experience and qualifications.

Deadline: 23rd October 2019.

Level: Upper Mid-level.

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