About the Role
This is a 6 month full time consultancy. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing multiple financial analysis projects at the same time. They will assist the CFO to build out dashboards and financial reporting templates to support accurate, timely financial reporting on the company’s profitability, stability, liquidity and solvency. They will also research and analyze financial information to help the company make well informed decisions, write reports and monitor financial movements.
Responsibilities
Produce sophisticated dashboards, financial reporting templates and analysis to help management to track trends and/ or develop strategies
Assemble and summarize data to structure reports on financial status and risks
Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement forecasts etc) taking into account company’s goals and financial standing
Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis
Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance and develop forecast models
Identify trends, advise and recommend actions based on sound analysis
Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts
Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the finance function
Requirements
Available to work full time, in person for the next 6 months
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or similar, required
Professional accounting qualifications CPA (K) or ACCA, required
Minimum 5 years of work experience in the private sector, with increasing levels of responsibility and leadership. Any experience working in consulting, private equity, audit, healthcare or in a fast paced start up environment will be a distinct advantage
Strong understanding of Kenyan tax and labor laws
High levels of proficiency in Microsoft office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Experience with ERP system, required (e.g. Sage, Oracle, SAP, Quickbooks, etc)
Experience with ERP system implementation, ideal
Experience working with business intelligence tools and software is an added advantage.
Solid analytical skills with excellent ability to problem solve, understand business processes and optimise systems
Comfortable in power BI or any business intelligence tool
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
In-depth knowledge of financial reporting standards, tax regulations and legislation
Solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
High levels of attention to detail.
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