Job Title: Finance and Administration Manager - Microfinance
Industry: Microfinance
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 60k
Our client, a unique microfinance
institution offering micro credit solutions, to positively transform the lives
of their customers and other stakeholders.
Candidates working in the same
position are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and implementation of
the Bank’s strategic and business plan through allocation of financial
resources to ensure proper management of financial resources and assets of
the company.
- Manage the utilization of company finances
according to established policies, plans and procedures. Assist in
carrying out financial planning using projection models and other
financial tools and disseminate the information to the various
stakeholders within and without the organization.
- Monitor performance against financial plans
and provide relevant and timely information to the Board, Senior
Management peers, Departments, branches and other stakeholders.
- Provide accurate and timely periodic financial
reports and other reports to the various stakeholders as per policy or on
need basis; prepare reports for management, directors, auditors,
regulators, government agencies and departments including for tax
compliance purposes.
- Coordinate with the external auditors to
ensure timely and expeditious facilitation external auditing requirement
and statutory reporting of financial performance.
- Manage the preparation of financial proposals
and related supporting documentation for donor funding, external
financiers, commercial financing, regulatory and government authorities,
external auditors, and financial consultants as needed.
- Implement policies and procedures to guide the
management of the investment portfolios in the bank.
- Provide, on need basis, financial information
to internal customers for use in their various departments and act as
liaison for the finance department.
- Ensure reliability and integrity of financial
and operating information systems
- Assist in the supervision of budget
preparation and consolidation of annual projections
- Manage balance between risk and return by
maintaining a positive spread between the interest rates on earning assets
and the interest cost of funds
- Manage all payments, and collection &
banking of revenue
- Manage all capital expenditure and procurement
for the bank
- Oversee funding requirements and liquidity
management of the bank
- Safeguard cash balances and oversee inter
branch transfers
- Ensure proper custody of security, deeds and
other important documents
- Ensure that the organization does not suffer
financial loss through fraud and error by ensuring that assets are
safeguarded and by closely maintaining and monitoring efficient and
adequate internal control systems
- Supervise the running of the finance
department to ensure adherence to bank’s policies, procedures and
regulations.
- Ensure that the organization is continuing to
meet the grant compliance requirements and act as the liaison person with
donors for financial reporting of grants.
- Ensure compliance with laid down conditions
and terms pertaining to loan agreements with external financiers.
Skills and Qualifications Desired
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting
option) or Finance/Business Administration/Economics or related field.
- Masters degree in Business Administration
(Accounting/Finance) and added advantage
- Training in microfinance or banking field will
be an added advantage
- Must be a CPA (K) or ACCA finalist in related
accounting, finance or audit field
- Member of ICPAK
- Thorough knowledge of financial services/Micro
finance industry policies and regulatory requirements as relates to MFI
institutions.
- Have 3 years relevant work experience in a
similar position preferably in a financial environment.
Job Title: Assistant Operations Manager -
Microfinance
Industry: Microfinance
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 50k
Our client, a unique microfinance institution offering micro credit solutions, to positively transform the lives of their customers and other stakeholders seeks to hire a competent individual to fill the role of an Assistant Operations Manager.
Our client, a unique microfinance institution offering micro credit solutions, to positively transform the lives of their customers and other stakeholders seeks to hire a competent individual to fill the role of an Assistant Operations Manager.
Candidates working in the same
position are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Initiate process and quality reviews and
contribute to plans that deliver process improvements ensuring effective
implementation and ultimately improved productivity.
- Contribute to the development and
implementation of credit policy which provides suitable protection and
facilitates business growth and asset distribution.
- Monitor and report on the implementation of
loan policies and procedures; evaluate loan vetting structures and enforce
credit standards according to company goals and policies.
- Direct and guide all operational procedures
and controls through the development and implementation of procedures and
controls to promote communication and adequate information flow, and
thereby manage operational risk and solidify management control and the
direction of the business unit.
- Improvement in operating procedures to
increase profits and/or make the business unit more efficient.
- Developing strategies and implementation plans
to improve and standardize all aspects of operations.
- Lead and manage the team to deliver a culture
that supports and contributes to the achievement of financial objectives
of the business and meets service standards.
- Support the Regional managers’ efforts to
increase employee productivity by assisting to coordinate and manage the
activities in Business Finance and assist to develop and implement
strategies for increasing growth.
- Produce timely, detailed management reports as
needed for monitoring and management of all business finance operations
- Management of registry and archives
Qualifications
- Degree in Banking, Business Administration,
Operations Management.
- 2 – 5 years’ experience in banking/ lending or
microfinance industry
- Knowledge of the Microfinance and/or Banking
industry
- High level of numeracy to evaluate complex
statistical financial information.
- Strong managerial, business development,
analytical and research skills
- Strong leadership qualities with a proactive,
results- oriented and
- Excellent oral, written communication and
presentation skills
- Excellent computer skills and working
knowledge of banking software is a plus.
- Flexible, adaptive and versatile
- Good interpersonal and strong team building
skills
- Ability to manage, motivate and lead a team
Job Title: Sales & Marketing Manager –
Microfinance
Industry: Microfinance
Location: Nairobi
Salary: 50k
Our client is a fast growing
community microfinance institution.
They seek to hire a Sales & Marketing
Manager to build and develop a high performing team through managing
organization’s sales & marketing, product development, research and revenue
generation activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Reporting sales trends daily, weekly and monthly
as well as prospective business pipelines
- Setting sales target for the DSR’s on
products, assets and liabilities
- Supervising the direct sales representatives
and ensuring they deliver the desired results
- Mapping potential customers and generating
leads for the organization
- Planning, developing and implementing
marketing strategies
- Planning events, guiding and implementation of
major events
- Liaising with, answering enquiries from media,
individuals and other organizations, and distributing press releases to
targeted media
- Organizing interviews with selected media
houses
- Develop and maintain the company’s corporate
image and identity, which includes the use of logos and signage
- Preparing and supervising the production of
publicity brochures, handouts, direct mail leaflets, promotional videos,
photographs and films
- Maintaining and updating information on the
organization’s website
- Managing the PR aspect of a potential crisis
- Develop new products in the bank according to
the bank’s strategy
- Identify market opportunities
- Achieve profitability objectives by ensuring
product performance through identification and implementation of revenue
generation cost reduction opportunities
- Lead the development from conceptualization
till launch of new products and services designed to deliver superior
value for customers and profitability
- Presenting the new products and ideas for
review and approval. Managing the product development processes, including
the testing phase of the product
- Monitor and manage the customer satisfaction
with regard to products and ensure delivery of value added products and
services
- Conducting training sessions on the new
products to staff
- Manage the launching of new products
- Monitoring the market and reviewing the
existing products continuously
- Managing the product restructuring process
- Planning and managing promotional campaigns
for the existing products
- Reporting on the performance in the market of
the existing products to senior management
- Preparation of annual marketing budgets for
the products
- General research on customer satisfaction,
product performance and general marketing positioning on a regular and
timely schedule
- Proactively develop and improve products and
services by researching industry and related events
- Monitoring industry statistics and following
trends and bank industry literature.
- Gathering data on competitors and analyzing
their strategies, tariffs, customer service and policies
- Provide market intelligence surveys on product
rating, brand positioning and media relations
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in sales/ Marketing or a
related field.
- At least 2 years experience in business
development in banking/microfinance sector
- Experience in leadership, must demonstrate
capacity to build a team.
- Self-starter, assertive and interpersonally
effective.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to engage effectively conduct
community outreach and engage with small scale traders, business owners
and other market segments
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Sales & Marketing Manager- Microfinance) vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Monday 21st December, 2015
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted
