About the role

  • Finance Manager leading finance operations at CloudFactory in Nairobi. Overseeing accounting, reporting, tax strategy, and team development in a hybrid workplace.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Kenya Accounting department at CloudFactory with day-to-day accounting, along with periodic closing, reconciliation, and statutory filing to deliver timely and accurate financial reports.
  • Full ownership of the Kenya P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, and flux analysis, along with delivering timely, precise management reports to the country manager and Kenya leadership team
  • Full ownership of tax strategy in Kenya, including transfer pricing study, VAT filings, WHT filing, and KRA communication liaising with external tax advisors
  • Full ownership of annual statutory audit, liaising with Kenya auditors and group auditors, and serving as the primary point of contact for CloudFactory Kenya
  • Coordinate payroll, liaising with internal and external stakeholders
  • Support cash forecasting, manage banking relationships, and ensure liquidity visibility across offices
  • Developing and implementing financial policies and procedures, ensuring compliance in coordination with the Talent, Operations, and other departments
  • Supervise and mentor a Kenya Finance team
  • Set clear priorities and build an accountable finance function
  • Develop team members through structured goal-setting, feedback, and professional development

Requirements

  • ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification
  • Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills; familiarity with prompt-writing a plus
  • Core Experience and Mindset• Demonstrated experience managing the full accounting cycle, financial year-end closing, and compliance related to KRA.
  • Proven ability to manage, mentor, and develop accounting teams
  • Strong communication skills
  • Prior experience in ERP
  • Critical and analytical thinker: you solve problems, challenge assumptions, connect patterns across data sets, and bring structure to ambiguity

Benefits

  • Great Mission and Culture
  • Meaningful Work
  • Market competitive salary
  • Quarterly variable compensation
  • Comprehensive medical cover
  • Group life insurance
  • Personal development and growth opportunities
  • Office snacks and lunch
  • Periodic team building and social events

Job title

Finance Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

Location requirements

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