Job Openings at KCA University (KCAU)

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Modelling & Enrollment Analytics

• Build, maintain, and update predictive financial models to forecast tuition revenue.
• Analyse the financial impact of national student funding shifts.
• Collaborate with the Admissions and Institutional Research teams to quantify the financial return on recruitment investments.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Variance Analysis

• Assist in the preparation, consolidation, and review of the University’s annual operating and capital budgets.
• Perform monthly and quarterly financial variance analysis.
• Identify structural revenue risks and cost-saving opportunities across academic and administrative units.

Strategic Financial Aid & Scholarships Calibration

• Conduct affordability risk assessments.
• Develop mathematical models to calibrate internal scholarships and financial aid distribution.
• Assess the affordability thresholds of various student income categories to recommend optimal, sustainable tuition pricing structures for new and existing academic programmes.

Academic Portfolio & Market Costing

• Perform cost-benefit analyses on the University’s academic portfolio to assess financial viability and sustainability.
• Provide data-driven financial recommendations for launching new academic programmes or restructuring existing curricula.

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Prepare comprehensive financial dashboards, executive summaries, and strategic concept papers.
• Synthesise complex financial datasets into clear, non-technical presentations to guide decision-making.
• Ensure all financial analysis and data collection comply with institutional data governance policies and national data protection regulations.
• Any other duty assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business, or related area from an accredited/ recognised  University
• Certified Public Accountant of Kenya and a Member of ICPAK in good standing.
• Certified Investment and Financial Analyst (CIFA)
• At least 4 years of experience in financial data analytics.

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Key Responsibilities

Revenue Assurance

• Conduct comprehensive revenue assurance reviews across all revenue streams.
• Reconcile billed revenue against actual collections.
• Identify and investigate revenue leakages.
• Perform periodic audits of billing systems.
• Monitor revenue recognition compliance.
• Prepare detailed revenue assurance reports for management.
• Analyse revenue trends and anomalies.

Billing Management

• Ensure accurate and timely billing.
• Validate student and client billing records.
• Monitor billing cycles and ensure completeness.
• Review billing adjustments, waivers, and corrections.
• Ensure alignment between billing systems and approved fee structures.
• Investigate billing errors and implement corrective measures.

Fee Structure Administration

• Upload and maintain approved fee structures in ERP systems.
• Validate the accuracy of fee schedules before activation.
• Test billing outputs after fee updates.
• Maintain historical fee structure records.
• Ensure compliance with approved pricing policies.

Debtor & Revenue Monitoring

• Monitor outstanding receivables and ageing analysis.
• Track payment patterns and collection efficiency.
• Support debt recovery analysis.
• Identify high-risk accounts and revenue gaps.
• Prepare revenue forecasts and collection projections.

Revenue Optimisation & Controls

• Identify opportunities to reduce revenue leakage.
• Support automation of billing and revenue systems.
• Conduct program-level revenue performance analysis.
• Strengthen internal controls around revenue processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field from an accredited/ recognised University.
• CPA(K) or ACCA qualification.
• At least four (4) years’ relevant work experience in revenue assurance, auditing, or billing systems in a University or comparable Institution.
• Member of ICPAK and in good standing.
• Experience in ERP billing systems will be an added advantage.