Financial Controller – Kenya

Avenews provides fast and reliable financing solutions for Kenyan agribusinesses poised for growth, serving as a trusted partner to fuel expansion.

Financial Controller – Kenya

Role purpose

• To independently manage Avenews KE’s day-to-day financial operations, maintain accurate books of account, monitor liquidity, and prepare timely financial and management reports. The role will also coordinate the annual statutory audit.

Key responsibilities

• Process and reconcile customer disbursements and repayments.

• Maintain accurate books of account and general ledger.

• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports, including the income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow statement.

• Prepare portfolio, liquidity, cost and budget-variance reports.

• Process payroll and statutory deductions.

• Manage supplier invoices and payments.

• Prepare daily cash-position reports and rolling cash-flow forecasts.

• Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.

• Complete bank, portfolio and balance-sheet reconciliations.

• Manage tax and statutory filings.

• Coordinate the annual statutory audit, including audit schedules, financial statements and auditor queries.

• Maintain strong payment, disbursement and accounting controls.

• Provide financial information for management and regulatory reporting.

• Month-end and year-end close ownership – including cut-off, accruals, prepayments, journal entries and review of the GL.

• Loan portfolio accounting and reconciliation – reconciliation of disbursements, repayments, principal, interest and fees between the portfolio records and the GL, including investigation of unidentified transactions and prevention of duplicate booking.