Financial Analyst at Qhala

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Responsible for developing monthly/quarterly forecasts for the company for income and cash flows. 
• Responsible to initiate all payments to suppliers and staff of Qhala Ltd 
• Responsible for filing taxes on Itax i.e. VAT, Withholding tax, PAYE, Housing levy, NITA, NSSF, NHIF and any other taxes that need to be filed. 
• Maintain P&Ls for Qhala’s practice areas and analyze monthly revenue and opex performance by practice area 
• Analyze financial data and provide forecasting support, including analysis on project profitability, return on investment for marketing and business development activities  
• Identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations for improvement 
• Execute month-end accruals and journal entries, with guidance from operations and the CFO function 
• Play a key role in supporting enterprise level planning working closely with finance leaders and the executive team 
• Take a key role in the monthly board reporting pack process. This will be heavily weighted towards KPI tracking and performance to budgets. 
• Continuously learn the business and connect financials to business and functional goals. 
• Develop credibility with business partners. 
• Ad hoc modeling and analysis merging financial and business Key Performance Indicators 
• Support investment analysis into prospective tech start-ups to be onboarded into Q-Lab, and review all non-legal pertinent information about prospective deals 
• Support functions, such as assessing, auditing, planning, budgeting, taxes, consolidation, cost control and project control 

Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA a plus. 
• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA/ CPA)  
• 4+ years of relevant work experience in Financial Analysis required 
• Consultancy and/or technology industry experience preferred 
• Experience in a startup company a plus 
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial statements 
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications, specifically in Excel, macros, data analysis, and pivot tables. 
• Strong ERP and Planning systems experience. Power BI a plus 
• Entrepreneurial spirit and excellent organization and communication skills 
• Ability to problem-solve, both autonomously and within teams. 
• Approachable and confident personality type, comfortable within a wide range of organizational environments. 
• High integrity and natural desire to assume responsibility.