KCA University (KCAU) is hiring a Financial Analyst to analyze financial data, prepare reports and provide insights to support strategic decision-making. The role is based in Nairobi and membership of ICPAK is required.
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.
How to Apply
