Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Reports to: CFO

Collaborates with: The Investment and Advisory Team

Supervises: Financial Controller

Kua Ventures (https://kuaventures.org/), is a source of affordable capital, coaching, and community for faith-driven, social enterprises in East Africa; creating jobs and changing lives while also displaying the love of Christ. They are looking for a Finance Manager to oversee the company’s finance function.

Job Purpose: The Finance Manager will provide strategic and compliance leadership for the finance function, supporting investment management and advisory operations. The role will ensure financial integrity, oversee reporting, manage audits, and lead upgrades of financial systems and processes. This position supports sound decision-making, maintains investor confidence, and ensures portfolio health.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Offer strategic financial oversight by developing and implementing financial strategies to support investment advisory operations. Provide financial insights and analysis

2. Responsible for compliance and regulatory management. Ensure adherence to local and international financial regulations. Lead successful audits.

3. Supervise the Finance Controller and collaborate with portfolio managers and advisory leads.

4. Manage loan servicing by monitoring and reporting on portfolio company loan servicing. Oversee loan schedules, interest calculations, repayments, and impairments.

5. Prepare quarterly investor statements and internal investment reports. Lead the calculation of quarterly Net Asset Value (NAV) for investment.

6. Lead financial system upgrades and ensure digital tools align with operational needs. Support automation of investment tracking, reporting, and audit documentation.

7. Prepare monthly internal financial reports, including: Cash flow statements, income statements, balance sheet investment summaries, and budget-to-actual variance analyses. Develop financial models to evaluate portfolio performance and investment projections

Key Qualifications & Experience:

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field 2. CPA (K), ACCA, or equivalent professional certification required

3. At least 10 years of progressive financial management experience. Experience in the investment, audit, or banking industry will be an advantage

4. Proven experience managing audits, regulatory compliance, and team leadership

5. Experience with financial systems (e.g., QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle, or investment-specific platforms)

6. Strong understanding of investment fund structures and financial modelling

Key Competencies:

1. Strong leadership and team management skills 2. High attention to detail and accuracy

3. Ethics and integrity

4. Analytical and strategic thinker with sound judgment 5. Excellent written and verbal communication

6. Problem-solving orientation with process-improvement mindset

How to Apply

If you meet the required specifications and are enthusiastic about the role, you are invited to submit your application hereby 5 pm Monday, 19th May 2025. Screening is on a rolling basis. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted