Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities

a) Financial Reporting & Strategic Insight

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts in accordance with IFRS

• Provide meaningful financial analysis and insights to support executive and board-level decision-making

• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and performance variance analysis

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting across all business units

• Review profitability by project, department, client, or campaign where applicable

• Support management in pricing, cost control, and resource allocation decisions

b) Financial Control & Integrity

• Oversee the integrity of the general ledger and the monthly financial close process

• Review and validate bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations

• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of all financial records

• Identify financial risks, control gaps, and operational inefficiencies

• Ensure timely closure of accounting periods and reconciliations

• Monitor compliance with internal approval processes and delegated authority limits

c) Regulatory Compliance & Audit Coordination

• Ensure full compliance with KRA and all statutory and regulatory obligations

• Oversee VAT, PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, Housing Levy, and corporate tax compliance

• Ensure proper eTIMS compliance and alignment between accounting records and tax documentation

• Act as primary coordination point for internal and external audits

• Prepare and present audit schedules, including:

o Trial balance and general ledger extracts

o Tax computations and statutory filings

o Financial statements and supporting documentation

o Reconciliation schedules and audit working papers

• Ensure continuous audit readiness across all financial records

d) Systems, Controls & Governance

• Oversee implementation and optimisation of financial systems.

• Strengthen internal control frameworks, approval hierarchies, and financial governance 

structures

• Ensure alignment between operational systems and accounting records

• Drive automation, efficiency, and standardisation of finance processes

• Oversee proper cloud storage and backup of financial documentation

• Ensure proper segregation of duties and financial accountability processes

e) Treasury & Financial Management Support

• Support cash flow management and working capital oversight

• Provide financial input into funding, liquidity, and capital structure decisions

• Evaluate financial performance, cost efficiency, and return on investment metrics

• Support financial risk assessment and mitigation strategies

• Monitor cash utilisation and liquidity planning

f) Team Supervision & Oversight

• Provide leadership and oversight to the Accountant and Accounts Assistant

• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all transactional processing

• Enforce adherence to financial controls and reporting standards