Manager - Finance Reporting, General Insurance Kenya at Old Mutual Kenya

Job Summary

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for Financial reporting and planning, statutory reporting and re-insurance reviews, Performance monitoring – through implementing business metrics in order to closely monitor profitability, Offering effective support to the business and Balance sheet substantiation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Offering effective support to the business.
• Spearheading the planning and forecasting process and reviewing of financial reports.
• Strategic planning and analysis, including capital and balance sheet planning to ensure appropriate use of capital and also to ensure that the entity is solvent in accordance to the regulations.
• Training and coaching team members to ensure appropriate skill set for reporting team and effective succession planning.
• Ensure optimal business performance by ensuring risks and control weaknesses are adequately mitigated.
• Implementing performance monitoring metrics for the business in order to closely monitor profitability.
• Attendance and presentation of financial performance at various company and regional meetings.                                                                                                                                        Facilitating interim and full year audits and preparation of annual financial statements
• Ensuring no legal compliance breaches by submitting all regulatory returns within the stipulated timelines
• Adhering to business planning and reporting timelines
• Continuous Improvement of performance monitoring metrics for the various distribution channels
• Engaging the business on the various reports including financials and functional reports and attendance of meetings for the various functional departments.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree preferably Bachelor of Commerce - Finance option
• Masters’ degree/MBA Finance
• Certified Public Accountant CPA(K) - Member of ICPAK
• 5 years’ experience (Minimum 2 years in the insurance industry is preferred)

Skills and Competencies:

• Financial and management accounting
• Problem Resolution
• Strategic Planning and Analysis
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Capital and cash flow planning