Finance Business Partner (DFS & Mortgage)

KCB Bank is hiring for the position of Finance Business Partner (DFS & Mortgage). Reporting to the Head of Business Performance, this role is responsible for providing strategic insights on business performance, managing assigned divisions analytics, supporting the implementation of strategic projects and initiatives, and coordinating the respective divisions’ annual budgeting and forecasting processes. The Finance Business Partner will work alongside the division analysts to identify value-creating initiatives and monitor their implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• – Oversee the business planning and budgeting cycle, including budget development, periodic reviews, and corporate business-wide reforecasting.
• – Prepare budget Management Information and communicate it to the respective division leadership team to assist in task prioritization.
• – Draw reliable and timely financial and non-financial data from various sources, provide thorough analysis, insights, and options to enable sound business decisions.
• – Review relevant IFRS 9 model outputs to inform impairment drivers, incorporate them into the assigned divisions’ financial performance, and track risks and opportunities arising from the review of corporate impairment drivers.
• – Summarize actual performance vs. budget with variance analysis and re-forecast full-year performance for the corporate team.
• – Provide corporate input for bank-wide monthly and quarterly reporting, and external reporting, including investor presentations.
• – Define financial monitoring processes for initiatives, source reporting data, and generate reporting to enable effective management control.
• – Undertake thorough strategic and tactical commercial analysis of business opportunities and threats, together with the business unit leaders.
• – Design and deliver ad hoc performance reporting and analytics focused on the key drivers of value in the enterprise.
• – Build a performance management culture through the implementation of robust budgets, metrics, and corporate targets.

Requirements:

• – Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field from a recognized institution (Master’s degree is an added advantage).
• – Certified Public Accountant.
• – At least 8 years of experience in the finance field, with specific management experience in Finance Business Partnering, Financial Analysis & performance management (including expert use of business intelligence solutions), Stakeholder management, and People management.