Head of Finance Shared Services at Britam

Job Purpose:

This role provides overall financial management, business analysis and reporting across the group.

Key responsibilities:

• Finance Business Partner to the Group Functions and Business Segments for all aspects of the finance processes and strategies.
• Responsible for the preparation of statutory annual reports, monthly management accounts, board reports and group consolidated financial statements; including working with internal and external auditors. 
• Tracking underlying business drivers, detailed analysis and insights on the Group financial performance. 
• Provide finance support to the Group Functions and ensuring implementation of approved initiatives.
• Development, implementation and ensuring compliance to group wide financial policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that group complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs).
• Development of Budgets and forecasts for the Holding Company and consolidation of group forecasts.
• Forecast and manage the accounting for cash flows and ensure strict compliance to the Group Credit Policy in the Holding company.
• Responsible for the implementation of the Group’s Transfer pricing policy.
• Ongoing process review and improvements for increased efficiencies and risk mitigation.
• Support the implementation of group strategy with financial expertise and know-how.
• Support intra-group transitions and reconciliation.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Performance Measures:

• Finance Business Support partner for the Group functions.
• Compliance to regulations and internal policies.
• Detailed review, analysis and monitoring of Group wide key business drivers.
• Maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive resolution of Legacy projects and manage Finance projects.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:

• Masters in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline as an added advantage.
• Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science or Related Discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CPAK or ACCA.
• At least 7 – 10 years of experience in a similar position, 3 – 4 years of which should be in a managerial position.
• Membership of accounting professional body.

Technical/ Functional competencies:

• Good financial modelling and presentation skills are a prerequisite.
• Management accounting.
• Tax management.
• Budgetary and accounting systems and processes.
• International reporting standards.
• Stakeholder Management.