MicroSave Financial Analyst Consultant Job in Kenya

MicroSave Financial Analyst Consultant Job in Kenya
MicroSave is a market leader in providing consulting services to retail financial institutions in Africa from offices in Kenya and Uganda.

Clients in Kenya have included leading commercial banks, microfinance banks, SACCOs, and microfinance institutions and multilateral and bi-lateral donors.

With increasing demand for our services throughout 15 countries in Africa. MicroSave intends to recruit a Consultant (Financial Analyst) to join its team in Kenya.

For more details on MicroSave see www.microsave.org

Job description: The Consultant (Financial Analyst) will be responsible for assisting MicroSave clients with:

    * Business planning arid financial modelling,
    * Financial Management and analysis,
    * Costing/Pricing of Financial Services,
    * Planning/Implementing product Pilot-Tests and Rollouts,
    * Process re-engineering, and
    * Policies and Procedures.

The Consultant (Financial Analyst) will be based in Nairobi but with extensive travel in the region.

Applicants are expected to have experience in business planning, financial modelling, financial management and costing/budgeting.

Experience: Interested persons should have:

    * At least 5 years professional experience in banking and/or microfinance,
    * Supervisory/managerial capacity,
    * Delivery of technical assistance programmes,
    * Experience in working in East/Southern Africa, and
    * Previous consulting experience is an advantage.

Skills: This position requires a wide range of skills and experience:

    * Strong cost accounting skills,
    * Business planning including financial modelling and budgeting,
    * Strong field orientation and proven inter personal skills,
    * Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and
    * English language speaking and writing ability and a professional demeanour.

Education:

    * Masters level degree (or higher) in Banking / Business Administration /Accounting.
    * Part or full CPA is an advantage.


Language:

    * Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili, additional working language an advantage but not mandatory.

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience.

State current and expected salary in your covering email.

Deadline: Applications are invited by 1st November 2010.

State availability in your covering email.

Correspondence:

Applications by email only to associate@microsave.net including a detailed CV to the Director, MicroSave Consulting Limited