Finance Manager

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full finance and accounting function for assigned country operations.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, financial reporting, and management reporting.
• Monitor project costs, profitability, margins, commitments, variations, claims, retention, and work in progress.
• Ensure project revenue recognition and compliance with IFRS, particularly IFRS 15.
• Oversee payables, receivables, collections, supplier payments, payroll controls, banking facilities, letters of credit, bonds, and guarantees.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, profitability reports, cash flow forecasts, and executive reports.
• Strengthen controls, financial policies, approval authorities, and audit readiness.
• Manage statutory reporting, tax compliance, audits, and relationships with financial and regulatory stakeholders.
• Partner with project, commercial, procurement, and operations teams to improve financial performance.
• Lead, develop, and supervise the country finance team.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• CPA, ACCA, CMA, CA, or equivalent professional qualification is strongly preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience.
• At least 5 years of finance leadership or managerial experience.
• Main contractor, EPC contractor, or major construction company experience is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of project accounting, cost control, cash flow management, budgeting, forecasting, and contract financial management.
• Sound understanding of IFRS, financial controls, audit requirements, and statutory compliance.
• Experience managing multi-project operations and reporting to executive or group management.
• Strong ERP and advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities.
• Excellent written and spoken English; French is advantageous for Rwanda-based operations.
• International, African, or emerging-market experience is strongly preferred.

Mobility requirement

• The selected candidate must be willing and able to relocate to Kenya, Rwanda, or South Africa, subject to the final assignment location, work permit approval, and immigration requirements.