Principle Accountabilities

Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Management


Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes.
Oversee monthly and quarterly performance reviews, variance analysis, and business insights for senior management.
Ensure timely preparation and distribution of monthly rolling forecasts for business units and legal entities.
Partner with business units to provide financial analysis and advisory support for strategic projects and investments.
Ensure timely and accurate segment reporting.
Own intra-company cost allocation frameworks and models.
Own inter-company cost recharge frameworks and models and ensure tax efficiency.


Balance Sheet & Capital Management


Manage balance sheet planning and capital optimization, including liquidity optimization in collaboration with Treasury and GM Finance.
Ensure that the bank has an effective ICAAP.
Own the Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) processes.
Oversee preparation of ALCO, EXCO and board papers.
Prepare debt funding pitch decks


Financial Controls & Governance


Drive cost management initiatives, ensuring efficiency and alignment to strategic objectives.
Develop and maintain financial control frameworks across functions.
Build strong financial governance processes that support compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Ensure timely departmental policies reviews.
Oversee model governance for all models developed and managed in Finance.
Perform and oversee revenue assurance.
Maintain and update KPIs tracker for the Finance division.


Accounts Payable, Receivable & Reconciliations


Ensure vendors are paid timely and with optimal credit terms.
Ensure GL reconciliations are timely and that outstanding issues resolved promptly.
Ensure that the trial balance (TB) can be relied upon by all users.
Ensure accuracy of the Fixed Asset Register and its associated depreciation schedules
Ensure accurate maintenance of receivables records and reconciliations


Financial Information System


Ensure implementation of set system improvements (SAP and its integrations)
Collaborate with IT to ensure EoD processes are supportive of finance processes
Ensure GL variance between systems is resolved on a timely basis


Decision Support


Ensure timely and accurate preparation of dashboards and KPIs.
Provide thematic guidance to modelling teams.
Strengthen finance business partnership.
Review quarterly competitor analysis and present to management.
Create a roadmap for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Finance and collaborate with Innovations and IT teams.


Audits


Facilitate internal audits
Collaborate with Head of Financial & Regulatory Reporting to facilitate external audits
Ensure closure of internal and external audit findings


Team Management


Design a talent development program for the team
Ensure time performance measurement and management for the team
Mentor the team


Ad-hoc


Any other duty as assigned from time to time by the Finance and HFC leadership


Key Competencies and Skills


Results-oriented
Strong negotiation skills
High emotional intelligence
Excellent interpersonal skills
Highly analytical
Problem solving skills
Good communicator & excellent presentation skills
Team player


Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Academic and Professional


A business-related degree from a reputable institution preferably Finance, Accounting, Banking, data science or a related quantitative field.
CPA(K)
CFA, FRM, FRR, CIFA certifications will be an added advantage


Experience and Technical Skills


A minimum of 12 years’ experience in banking with hands on experience finance, internal audit, external audit, financial risk management, strategy.
4 years should be at management level.
Hands on experience in finance leadership
Experience in board relations
Experience in CBK relations