The CFO will play a critical role in both day-to-day operations and long-term strategy development and will have full financial, strategic, and operational accountability as a member of the organization’s senior leadership team.

This position reports to the CEO and will be based in Nairobi.

Job Description

The CFO is an integral leadership role with key responsibilities across the following areas:

Corporate Strategy

• Collaborating with Company CEO, Leadership and Board, set strategic goals and make strategic business projections based on current trends and future expectations.


• Together with the management team, ensure alignment on resource requirements and action plans to allow for organization goals to be met.


• Continuously monitor organization performance and the external landscape to identify risks and opportunities and determine whether adjustments to the strategic approach is required.


• Work with leadership to define and implement effective work processes and ways of working across the organization to realize the strategic objectives.

Financial Leadership

• Financial Management: Oversee the work of the finance function to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements; increase efficiency and effectiveness of the finance team; accuracy and reliability of financial information and the overall management  funding and expenditure.


• Budget Creation & Management: create the annual budget and manage delivery against it.


• Value for money: lead collaboration across the organization to drive value for money across the organization.


• Business planning: translating organizational plans into achievable financial results. Develop forecasts, company financial models and work directly with the management across the company to align on plans and measure results. This role requires a deep background in financial modelling and analysis, strong communication skills and a great deal of interaction and relationship building with key stakeholders across finance and the leadership team.


• Oversee collaboration with other functions, benchmark performance internally to identify opportunities to adjust operating models with the aim of improving effectiveness and efficiency.


• Develop and maintain datasets to facilitate decision making.


• Audit, Compliance and Internal Controls: Ensure timely completion of all renditions, audits and statutory compliance in line with the company.


• Management Accounting: Set up and continue to improve effective management accounting systems and processes.


• Investment Management: Undertake the management of company assets and securities, including tracking investment performance and providing financial statement analysis to the CEO (and potentially committees to the Board).

Operations Management

• Management of internal IT: Oversee and ensure effective use of Information Technology systems to support organisational processes, including document management, content management, partner relationship management, and procurement. Leverage IT to support efficient and effective core business processes and initiatives, and establish and maintain

IT budget and cost management

• Security: Manage employee security, health & safety when traveling and visiting or working ‘on-site’ and overseeing workplace and travel resourcing and support.


• Procurement: manage and oversee the company’s global procurement processes and drive accountability and value for money across the organisation.


• Workplace Management: Manage company facilities, and its uses and processes for property management in collaboration with HR and operations colleagues as necessary.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following professional and personal skills, competencies, and characteristics:

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree from a recognized university, postgraduate professional qualifications in finance, accounting, business administration and/or other relevant and appropriate discipline.


• 12+ years of progressively evolving management and leadership experience in complex commercial or non-profit organization(s).


• International/Multinational experience.


• Experience supporting change processes in globally networked organizations is beneficial.

Knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of financial accounting, cash flow, and investment management.


• Strong working knowledge of audit and compliance procedures in Kenya.


• Knowledge of IFRS/UK and/or US accounting standards and consolidated financial reporting.


• Background in strategy and business planning with the proven ability to develop and manage business plans, processes, and controls to enhance efficiencies and mitigate risk.


• Demonstrate proven ability in organizational development, information technology, business transformation, fundraising, project management, asset, and property management.


• Mission-focused, energetic, results-oriented and process-minded leader who is able to help others deliver measurable, cost-effective outcomes that make the organization’s vision a reality.


• Background in and working knowledge of management information systems.