Management Accountant at LOLC Kenya Microfinance Bank PLC

The Role

• Prepare monthly management accounts and performance reports.
• Conduct budget monitoring and variance analysis.
• Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Monitor departmental and branch profitability and cost performance.
• Prepare financial analysis and management information to support decision making.
• Support cash flow forecasting and financial planning activities.
• Develop and maintain management dashboards, automated reports, and business intelligence tools to support data-driven decision-making. Analyse portfolio, product, and branch performance trends.
• Support business cases, new product evaluations, and strategic initiatives.
• Support preparation of Board, ALCO, and Management reports.
• Review monthly General Ledger reconciliations.
• Support preparation of statutory and regulatory reports.
• Monitor implementation of financial controls and compliance with internal policies.
• Support audit engagements and resolution of audit queries.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and process improvement.
• Perform any other duties assigned by management

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 2-3 years' experience in finance, business analysis, research, data analytics, or a related field-Preferably financial institutions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, Power Query, and financial modelling. Proficiency in Power BI for data visualization and dashboard development.
• Basic knowledge of SQL for querying and extracting data from databases.
• Basic programming skills in Python for data analysis, automation, and reporting will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of Al-powered productivity tools will be an added advantage.