Role Purpose
- The Finance Manager is responsible for safeguarding
the financial integrity of the organisation through robust financial
control, accurate reporting, compliance assurance, and disciplined
financial management.
- The role provides critical financial insight to support strategic
decision-making, ensures adherence to IFRS and statutory requirements, and
strengthens governance through effective systems, controls, and audit
readiness.
Key Responsibilities
Financial
Reporting & Strategic Insight
- Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual management
accounts in accordance with IFRS
- Provide meaningful financial analysis and insights to support
executive and board-level decision-making
- Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and performance variance analysis
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting across all business
units
- Review profitability by project, department, client, or campaign
where applicable
- Support management in pricing, cost control, and resource allocation
decisions
Financial
Control & Integrity
- Oversee the integrity of the general ledger and the monthly
financial close process
- Review and validate bank reconciliations and balance sheet
reconciliations
- Ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of all financial
records
- Identify financial risks, control gaps, and operational
inefficiencies
- Ensure timely closure of accounting periods and reconciliations
- Monitor compliance with internal approval processes and delegated
authority limits
Regulatory
Compliance & Audit Coordination
- Ensure full compliance with KRA and all statutory and regulatory
obligations
- Oversee VAT, PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, Housing Levy, and corporate tax
compliance
- Ensure proper eTIMS compliance and alignment between accounting
records and tax documentation
- Act as primary coordination point for internal and external audits
- Prepare and present audit schedules, including:
- Trial balance and general ledger extracts
- Tax computations and statutory filings
- Financial statements and supporting documentation
- Reconciliation schedules and audit working papers
- Ensure continuous audit readiness across all financial records
Systems,
Controls & Governance
- Oversee implementation and optimisation of financial systems.
- Strengthen internal control frameworks, approval hierarchies, and
financial governance structures
- Ensure alignment between operational systems and accounting records
- Drive automation, efficiency, and standardisation of finance
processes
- Oversee proper cloud storage and backup of financial documentation
- Ensure proper segregation of duties and financial accountability
processes
Treasury
& Financial Management Support
- Support cash flow management and working capital oversight
- Provide financial input into funding, liquidity, and capital
structure decisions
- Evaluate financial performance, cost efficiency, and return on
investment metrics
- Support financial risk assessment and mitigation strategies
- Monitor cash utilisation and liquidity planning
Team
Supervision & Oversight
- Provide leadership and oversight to the Accountant and Accounts
Assistant
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all transactional
processing
- Enforce adherence to financial controls and reporting standards
- Review finance team deliverables and ensure accountability
- Coordinate workflow and finance department priorities
Key
Deliverables
- IFRS-compliant financial statements
- Monthly management accounts and executive reports
- Budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis
- Tax compliance reports and statutory filings
- Audit-ready schedules and supporting documentation
- Balance sheet integrity and reconciliation reports
- Cash flow monitoring reports
Qualifications &
Experience
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 6 years’ experience in accounts/finance
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Odoo, SAP, QuickBooks or
similar)
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong coordination skills with suppliers and internal
departments
How to Apply
Interested
and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@orchidhr.co.ke using
the position as subject of email.
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