Project Manager (IFRS 17) Job in Kenya

Job Vacancy: Project Manager (IFRS 17)

Our Client is expanding its IFRS 17 team, and we are offering a role for a Project Manager who has insurance accounting experience and a desire to assist a range of clients across Africa to implement and then report under IFRS 17.

The candidate will report directly to the Associate Director who heads up the IFRS 17 implementation team.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, under the guidance of the Associate Director, a high-level understanding of IFRS 17 and the RiskIntegrity TM IFRS17 software developed by Moody’s Analytics and used by QED and some of its clients
• Develop a thorough understanding of implementation phases used for our IFRS 17 client implementation projects, including the resources needed, the prerequisites, deliverables and success criteria for each phase
• Project manage, in collaboration with client project managers, multiple IFRS 17 implementation projects across Africa (managing up to three clients at any one time) o Develop detailed project plans
• Coordinate internal and client resources
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget
• Prepare reports for client Steering Committees and QED internal project meetings
• Track QED’s IFRS 17 resource availability

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field of study
• Strong understanding of formal project management methodologies (Project Management Professional certification is our preference)
• Proven working experience in project management with at least one being a transformational programme involving technology, processes and people at a senior level (with preference for IFRS 9 implementation experience)
• Excellent client facing and internal written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Willingness to travel to non-South African based clients from time to time

Qualified and interested applicants to send their application and detailed CV, indicating current and expected remuneration to recruitment@amsol.co.ke, explicitly indicating the position in the email subject line, by 29 September 2019.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.