1820 Cfo jobs in Nairobi

About Us

At
MIC Global Risks
, we're not just about managing risks; we're about redefining them. As a forward-thinking leader in global risk solutions, we empower businesses to navigate uncertainty with confidence, innovation, and resilience. Our team is a dynamic blend of visionaries, problem-solvers, and trailblazers who thrive in fast-paced environments and are passionate about making a real impact.

We believe that our greatest asset is our people. That's why we're committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and growth. From cutting-edge technology to a supportive and empowering work environment, we provide the tools and opportunities for our team to excel both professionally and personally.

If you're ready to join a company that values bold ideas, embraces challenges, and celebrates success, then
MIC Global Risks
is the place for you. Together, we'll shape the future of risk management and have a lot of fun along the way.

About the Role

We are on the look out for an exceptional
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
to join our leadership team and play a pivotal role in driving financial excellence and sustainable growth across our General Insurance Brokerage and International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) portfolios. As a key strategic partner, you will shape the financial strategy, strengthen risk management, and ensure regulatory compliance while enabling operational efficiency and long-term success in a dynamic, highly regulated insurance environment.

We are also open to international candidates who are not based in Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Strategy and Planning

Develop and execute financial strategies that align with company growth objectives, lead long-term planning and capital allocation, and identify opportunities for growth and efficiency through market and competitive analysis.

• Financial Reporting and Performance Analysis

Ensure timely and accurate reporting across all entities, establish KPIs to track business performance, and provide financial insights that guide executive decision-making.

• Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

Oversee compliance with local and international regulations, manage financial risks including underwriting and investment exposures, and ensure effective pricing models, reserves, and capital optimization.

• Operational Risk and Internal Controls

Implement strong governance frameworks, fraud prevention, and internal audit systems while safeguarding assets, ensuring compliance, and supporting business continuity.

• Treasury and Capital Management

Manage capital structure, liquidity, and investment portfolios, optimize cash flow and reinsurance agreements, and maintain capital adequacy to support growth.

• Budgeting and Operational Excellence

Lead budgeting processes, drive cost optimization, and identify process improvements that improve profitability while maintaining service quality.

• Stakeholder Management and Strategic Communication

Present financial performance and recommendations to the Board and senior leadership while engaging with auditors, regulators, investors, and partners, and support M&A activities through due diligence and integration planning.

• Technology and Digital Finance Transformation

Champion advanced financial systems, analytics, and automation to improve forecasting, reporting, and decision-making while building data-driven financial frameworks.

• Investor Relations and Capital Markets

Manage investor and market relationships, oversee capital raising and financing initiatives, and ensure transparent reporting to build stakeholder confidence.

• Leadership and Team Development

Lead and develop high-performing finance teams across regions, foster continuous improvement, and drive cross-functional collaboration with underwriting, claims, operations, and technology.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MBA, CFA, CPA, or ACCA qualification), with at least 10 years

of progressive senior finance leadership experience in insurance operations.

• Proven track record in insurance financial management, with significant

experience in General Insurance and IPMI sectors.

• Strong experience in regulatory compliance, capital management, and

financial risk assessment across multiple jurisdictions.

• Demonstrated expertise in financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and

complex financial modeling with capital markets and fundraising experience.

• Ability to lead transformational finance projects and drive operational

efficiency across international operations.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management

capabilities with cross-cultural management experience.

• Deep knowledge of insurance financial metrics, actuarial principles, and

regulatory frameworks.

• Results-oriented, innovative, and able to adapt to evolving regulatory and

market conditions.

• Advanced proficiency in financial systems, data analytics, and emerging

technologies including AI, blockchain, automated reporting, and predictive

modeling applications in insurance finance.

• Demonstrated crisis management and business continuity planning

capabilities with strong cross-cultural management skills.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with board members, executive

leadership, and various internal and external stakeholders across diverse

geographical markets.

• Comprehensive understanding of multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements

and proven ability to work effectively with regulatory bodies across different markets.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
to lead the financial strategy, planning, and management of a leading healthcare group in Kenya. The ideal candidate will oversee all financial operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive strategic financial decisions to support business growth and sustainability.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Compensation: Competitive salary

Key Requirements:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) (Preferred).
• 15–20 years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5+ years in a leadership/CFO capacity.
• Strong background in
  hospital/healthcare
  or
  service industry
  preferred.
• Proven experience in financial strategy, compliance, and team leadership.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.

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Purpose

K
enya Airways is seeking a visionary Chief Finance Officer, to provide strategic leadership over the airline's financial health, long-term sustainability, and growth. This is a C- Suite position, reporting to the Group Managing Director & CEO, and central to shaping KQ's financial strategy, compliance, and stakeholder confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of all financial management, including planning, reporting, treasury, and tax.
• Lead the formulation and execution of financial strategies that drive growth, profitability, and stakeholder value.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations while upholding world-class governance and reporting standards.
• Oversee corporate finance, investor relations, and engagement with key stakeholders including regulators, auditors, and financial institutions.
• Guide and develop the Finance team, ensuring capability, integrity, and excellence in delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related field; Master's degree is an advantage.
• Professional certification (CPA, ACCA, or CA).
• Minimum 15 years' senior-level experience in finance or accounting, with proven leadership in corporate strategy and financial management.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS reporting, corporate governance, and financial systems.
• Proven track record in leading finance functions across regional and/or global markets, including managing multi-currency environments and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience in the airline or transportation industry is an added advantage.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to shape the financial strategy of one of Africa's leading airlines, driving sustainable growth and impact across the aviation industry.

How to Apply

If you fit this profile, please apply today Submit your CV and supporting documents via the Kenya Airways Recruitment portal

Kenya Airways is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified persons from diverse backgrounds to apply.

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.

Key roles and responsibilities

Manage Engagements.

• Supporting with the organization and execution of multiple financial risk management engagements (including projects relating to regulatory, credit risk management / modelling, market risk / valuations, etc.).
• Supporting with other strategic engagements to assist clients with enhancing their financial risk management capabilities.
• Developing a client account plan and engaging with a vast client-base within the financial services industry, including banks, development finance institutions, micro-lenders and retailers.

Business Development.

• Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers at key clients
• Contribute to proposal development efforts
• Manage engagement risk and project budget
• Report to Africa USAID account lead partner on key performance metrics – Pipeline & assignments

Team Development.

• Support the development of strong delivery teams, from recruitment, mentoring, on the job development and retention
• Day-to-day management of staff to deliver on assignments and project, as well as perform administrate task over the team management (such as planning, operational matters and budgeting)
• Mentor /coach senior staff with career growth.

Personal Development.

• Involvement in community and office initiatives
• Contribute to thought leadership via at least three activities e.g. articles and speaking at events
• National / local training instructor
• Ensure continuous learning through compliance to 40 Continuous Professional Development (CPA) hours

Risk Management

Ensure 100% compliance to Quality and Risk Management Policies, Standards and Procedures.

Any other tasks that will be assigned to you.

Lead- Financial Risk Management

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Must have a Master's degree in accounting, business, actuarial science, or related relevant degree course
• Must have a minimum 10 years of experience in a quantitative credit risk-based role.
• FRM (GARP) is an added advantage
• Coding experience is an added advantage.

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

• Relevant experience within a quantitative credit risk-based role would be desired.
• Well versed in contemporary mathematical / statistical techniques and practices in financial risk management areas (e.g. credit risk modelling, etc.).
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, with the ability to proactively engage and consult with others across all levels.
• Must demonstrate strategic insights on client management and engagements.
• Experience of leading teams, coaching and mentoring staff.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Drive market opportunities and engage with clients.
• Strong business writing, report writing, presentation and research skills.
• A high aptitude for learning new approaches and innovation.
• Proven experience in formulating business strategy and growth.
• Diligent and committed to excellence.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills.
• Resilience and Tenacity: must be able to always sustain motivation and commitment and can contain and absorb stressful moments and issues.
• Willingness to travel within and outside the region on a need basis.

We offer:

1. An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
2. Continuous learning and development.
3. Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
4. Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
5. Opportunity for international travel.

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity,

please use the link below to apply:

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply: Financial Risk Management Lead – Candidate's Summary. Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to quoting '
Financial Risk Management Lead'.
This position shall be shortlisted on a rolling basis.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Developing and maintaining comprehensive risk assessment models and methodologies.
• Analyzing financial data to identify emerging risks and trends, and preparing detailed reports for management.
• Implementing and monitoring risk mitigation strategies and controls.
• Ensuring compliance with banking regulations and internal policies related to risk management.
• Collaborating with various departments to integrate risk management principles into business operations.
• Conducting stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of adverse market conditions.
• Staying current with industry best practices and regulatory changes in financial risk management.
• Contributing to the development and execution of business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Providing training and guidance to other teams on risk management best practices.
• Utilizing advanced financial modeling software and data analytics tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support to senior staff members in the comprehensive credit risk analysis of financial institutions across assigned countries in Maghreb and Francophone Africa.
• Participate in on-and off-site due diligences of investment counterparties to identify and assess key credit risks.
• Analysis of financial statements and other financial and non-financial information available on potential and existing partner financial institutions.
• Draft/write concise and credible credit risk opinions to be reviewed by senior staff members and provided to decision makers. Such opinions should contain defined key risks, respective mitigants if identified, and overall risk evaluation from the credit perspective.
• Perform regular and ad hoc internal ratings for the assigned portfolio/financial institutions and outstanding exposures.
• Perform regular risk monitoring of the outstanding debt investments in financial institutions as well as assigned countries of operations, proactively identifying early warning signals and proposing credit mitigation strategies and actions.
• Analyze and understand regulatory and resolution regimes for financial institutions in different jurisdictions (e.g. instrument-specific risk analysis for banks' Tier-2 debt instruments).
• Stay updated on key market, industry, regulatory, and macroeconomic developments in assigned countries of operation.
• Support in preparing concise and comprehensive risk-related communications and presentations to management and other key stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Support in development and update of risk management policies, procedures and tools/methodologies.

What we expect:

• University degree in economics, finance or business administration.
• Good understanding of core macroeconomic processes and indicators.
• Demonstrated skills in financial analysis and financial modelling. Good understanding of applicable accounting standards.
• Relevant professional experience (min. 2-3 years) in banking and finance, preferably in credit risk management.
• Knowledge/experience in Maghreb and/or Francophone African countries, understanding of macroeconomic, regulatory and political aspects is considered a strong advantage.
• Excellent English skills (working language) and professional working proficiency in French are mandatory.
• Good MS Office skills with excellent Excel skills.
• Self-starter with attention to detail, analytical mindset and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Team player, open and engaging communication style and refined inter-personal skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel to countries of Finance in Motion's operations in Maghreb and Francophone African countries as necessary.
• Demonstrable commitment to Finance in Motion´s vision/mission.

What you can expect:

• An agile, widely diverse international working environment with employees of 68 nationalities that is keenly interested in making a positive difference through their work and who share a collaborative, can-do spirit.
• A job that allows you to fully utilize and expand your skills within an innovative, hands-on company culture.
• A purpose-driven, performance-oriented company that rewards above-average results.
• An organization dedicated to providing effective training and upskilling to its employees.
• A company that offers a flexible and amicable work environment, placing a high value on work-life balance.

We, a team of over 300 dedicated professionals across 16 regional offices worldwide, are committed to advancing sustainable development through pioneering finance solutions. If you relish tackling complex challenges hands-on and crave an adaptable and motivating work environment, we're eager to connect with you.

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

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Job Summary
To provide specialist advise and support in the preparation, development and analysis of financial data to provide accurate information to inform decisions enhancing stability, growth & profitability, through the execution of predefined objectives.

Job Description
Job purpose
Overall responsibility for the financial management of the Total Bank Cost space and Cost Efficiency. The role includes oversight of past, present and future financial performance of the Total Bank and various Functions, including the strategic objective of aligning to Absa Bank Kenya Plc.

• Senior stakeholder and relationship management is a key driver in-order to deliver financial objectives by leveraging off Finance, Functions, and other infrastructure groups across the organization.
• Identifying cost trends and financial risks with the presentation of these views alongside the financials at the various exco's and steercos.
• Delivering and presenting of accurate financial information in-order to assist in strategic decisions for Management (CFO, Functions, Sourcing, Board, CMC)
• Support all functions in decision-making process by providing insights into their financial performance, identifying potential cost risks and opportunities, and making recommendations and improvements.
• Provide financial planning and analysis, forecasting and monitoring the Total Bank financial performance to assist the CFO in driving the costs strategy.

Key Accountabilities
Strategy and planning

• Undertake key elements of strategic management activity, involving the identification of how value is created, destroyed, and driven in the function from a cost perspective.
• To support the business in its Outlook/Shape//MTP/STP/RAF processes.
• Support in completion, driving and tracking of the bank cost strategy.
• Lead in budgeting process, outlook and actual Numbers updates, and provide commentary to the performance metrics and actions.

Business Performance management

• To develop and report financial and other performance measures (metrics) required by the business e.g., the Monthly Business review Pack, Benefits Management Committee and Board papers.
• To monitor actual performance against target and to analyse variances.
• Support input of the financials to the investor relations packs, support management in investor relations sessions, press release and the results announcement.
• To respond to routine and ad hoc information requests.
• To produce reports that enable the identification options for improved financial performance and cost reduction.
• To support the business – in the production and review of specific technical elements of Management Accounts KPIs, margins review, Cost drivers.

Decision Support

• To provide support and analysis on a range of technical issues in connection with the Financial and Management Accounts e.g., variance/trend analysis (actuals v budget) makeup of specific costs etc.
• Lead in CFO/Finance mission statement updates, provide commentary to the performance metrics and actions.
• Provide analytics and trends to inform decision making/investment decisions

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Maintain and build key relationships across the organization to effectively drive cost strategy and protect value.
• Understand and identify key sustainable requests from stakeholders including adhoc requests.
• Ability to Implement actions without the direct responsibility of resources.
• Negotiate and leverage information off different groups across the organization in-order to meet stakeholder demands.
• Become the "go-to" person for all key senior stakeholders for all Finance matters relating to Costs.
• Liaise with centre to respond on all country costs queries.
• Provide feedback and updates on Cost financial / business matters.
• Communicate the cost related objectives to relevant stakeholders, ensuring alignment to the wider Absa objectives.
• To develop and report Costs financial and other performance measures (metrics) required by the business e.g. the Cost Monthly Business Review Pack, Monthly Efficiency Committee Steerco meeting, Cost CMC inputs, Cost Flash and Board papers, etc.

Team and staff Management

• Take responsibility for personal performance development, training and career development plans and ensure they are relevant and progressed.
• Develop cost health, check and challenge through regular training of cost champions

Qualifications Required.

• Bachelor's degree in finance & related fields
• Accounting Qualifications

Experience Required.

• Progressive experience in finance

Skills Required To Undertake The Role.

• Strong financial analytical and diagnostic skills
• Strong planning skills
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Excellent understanding of business strategy and competitive activity
• Good understanding of global and domestic economic trends
• Ability to work to tight deadlines without compromising accuracy
• Strong team player with good interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to influence senior management across the business.
• Experience in the financial services environment.
• Understanding of the broader economic and regulatory environment which Absa operates in.
• Good PC/systems skills.
• Learning agility
• Application Deadline – 9th October 2025***

Absa Bank Kenya is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards the achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Education
Higher Diplomas: Financial Sciences (Required)