Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya – incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 – and all KCB’s regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the business planning and budgeting cycle, including budget development as well as periodic reviews with corporate business wide reforecasting.
• Prepare budget Management Information and communicate to the respective division leadership team to assist in task prioritization.
• Draw reliable and timely financial and non-financial data and information together from a range of sources and provide thorough analysis, insights and options to enable the business to make sound decisions.
• Review relevant IFRS 9 model outputs to inform impairment drivers to incorporate in the assigned divisions financial performance. Track risks and opportunities arising from review of corporate impairment drivers.
• Summarize actual performance vs. budget with variance analysis and re-forecast of full year performance for the corporate team.
• Provide corporate input for bank-wide monthly and quarterly reporting, and external reporting including investor presentations.
• Define financial monitoring process for initiatives, sourcing reporting data and generating reporting to enable effective management control.
• Together with the business unit leaders, undertake thorough strategic and tactical commercial analysis of business opportunities and threats.
• Design and deliver ad hoc performance reporting and analytics for a range of business requirements focused on the key drivers of value in the enterprise.
• Building a performance management culture through implementation of robust budgets, metrics and corporate targets.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

The preferred candidate will meet the below criteria:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in any business related field from a recognized institution. A Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Is a Certified Public Accountant
• Has at least 8 years work experience in finance field, with specific management experience in the following areas:
  • Finance Business Partnering
  • Financial Analysis & performance management including expert use of business intelligence solutions.
  • Stakeholder management
  • People management