JOB TITLE: COMMERCIAL ANALYST

NATURE OF JOB: FULL TIME

INDUSTRY: WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE

SALARY: COMPETITIVE

JOB LOCATION: NAIROBI

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide FP&A finance support to the accounting teams related to productivity, demand planning, reporting, and metrics in a timely manner.
• Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions.
• Partner with the finance team and non-finance teams and collaborate on metrics, goals, and business reviews.
• Dive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter expert to provide additional insights.
• Work on corporate projects and initiatives that impact the entire organization.
• Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made.
• Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.
• Supporting decision-making by providing stakeholders with timely, detailed, and meaningful insights and visibility on business performance
• Leading and delivering on Digital Finance transformation by identifying areas for technology adoption and streamlining
• Performing ad-hoc analysis where required to assist in management decision-making
• Managing the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning process
• Modeling long-term growth and determining the business elements that influence it.
• Working with the executive team to develop the company's medium to long-term financial and strategic plans

KEY REQUIREMENTS - SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor's degree and at least seven years of experience in finance, accounting, or a related field are required
• Required professional qualification CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA or equivalent
• A strong analytical toolkit that makes use of business intelligence and reporting software
• Capability to multitask and adapt to a constantly changing, quick environment
• Outstanding communication skills and relationship-building abilities
• Capability to lead budgeting and forecasting processed throughout the organization
• Advanced computer program skills, such as the ability to write macros in Excel and other financial packages
• Demonstrable experience with preparing financial statements, management accounting (costing, unit economics)
• Netsuite experience will be an added advantage

HOW TO APPLY

If you meet the above qualifications, skills and experience share CV on jobs@britesmanagement.com

Interviews will be carried out on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.