Job Title: Financial Controller
Hiring Organization: Letshego
Kenya Limited
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Financial
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 04/16/2024
Letshego
Kenya Limited (Letshego Kenya) provides financial services to small and
micro-entrepreneurs, individuals and salaried employees in the public and
private sector. Letshego Kenya is founded on, and continues to strive towards,
the principle of finding the most effective way to implement microfinance in an
African context. We have developed innovative and high quality operational
methodologies that actively respond to the financial needs and cultural context
of our customer.
Job Summary
To be
responsible for delivering the subsidiary’s financial controls and operations
by managing risk, service, and costs.
Job
Details
Critical
Deliverables /Core Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Implement
and ensure adherence to finance operations policies, procedures, control
and standards.
- Provide
advice on financial control, reconciliations, and accounts payables to
meet business goals and improve business performance.
- Optimize
operational processes to make a competitive advantage to the business
needs.
- Implement
robust, effective gatekeeping procedures and controls within the
department to minimize operational risk and losses.
- Identify
critical risks within the business and formulate appropriate mitigating
controls.
- Monitor
and manage tolerance levels for critical risks and appropriate CMC
escalation.
- Delivers
country monthly management accounts, ensuring month-end close to strict
deadlines.
- Adherence
to service level commitments.
Education
- Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting, Finance, or similar degree required
Experience
- Minimum
of 7 years’ experience in banks or financial institutions, preferably with
experience specialized in financial management / treasury
Certifications
- CPA/ACCA/ACA
or similar professional qualification essential
Knowledge
- Hands-on
experience and knowledge in finance operations
- Hands
on experience with financial control systems
Skills
- Knowledge
of financial products and regulatory requirements related to liquidity
risk Management / Capital Management
- Strategic
thinking and problem solving
- Attention
to accuracy and details
- Ability
to work to tight deadlines
- Ability
to convert analytical findings into business recommendations
- Ability
to identify risks and find solutions
