Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

He/she will be responsible for supporting financial planning & budgeting process, financial performance monitoring, forecasting and corporate finance initiatives in support of the Head of Finance & Legal and other Senior Managers as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Finance input to Development managers and Business Development Managers
• To ensure financially robust feasibility studies performed, with appropriate sensitivities, risks and opportunities identified, including business case for new business opportunities identified
• Monitor performance against budget (Cash and Net Income)
• Revise funding forecasts
• Work with team to provide funding scenarios
• Work with the Strategy team to prepare the financial plan for the Company as part of the business planning process
• Ensure timely preparation of budgets, revised forecasts and rolling projections, working across functional teams to deliver in alignment to strategic and business plans
• Monitor performance against budget/ forecasts, analyzing financial and operational data to determine performance across periods, portfolios and geographies, highlighting risks & opportunities,
• Monitor total Company requirement on funding
• Work with the Strategy team to evaluate financial implications of opportunities for mergers, acquisitions, alliances, joint ventures and partnerships on the capital structure of the Company
• Liaise with the Head – Finance & Legal, Business Development Managers and Development Managers to prepare project financing strategies and plans for new business opportunities undertaken

Qualification and experience

• A minimum Chartered/ Public Accounting qualification or MBA with specialisation in Finance
• At least 8 years of experience in financial analysis, financial management and/ or corporate finance
• Relevant industry experience, working internationally for a blue-chip company
• Good knowledge of finance, economic and statistical principles and analytical techniques
• High level of analytical ability and accuracy
• Excellent financial modeling skills
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Self starter, prepared to challenge wisdom

How to apply:

Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 1st April 2011.

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.