Finance and Accounting Transformation Manager - Kenya

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.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Manager to join our Finance and Accounting Advisory unit. This role offers an opportunity to work with leading organisations across Africa, supporting finance transformation, technology-enabled change, strategic transactions, and financial reporting excellence.

As a manager, you will lead finance transformation and advisory engagements, helping organisations modernise finance functions, improve processes, leverage technology, and strengthen reporting capabilities.

You will work closely with CFOs, finance leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-impact projects while contributing to business growth and team development. 

Key roles and responsibilities

Finance Transformation and Advisory Delivery 

• Lead finance transformation initiatives, including ERP implementations, finance process redesign, automation, and data analytics solutions.
• Advise clients on finance operating models, digital transformation strategies, and performance improvement.
• Integrate accounting and reporting requirements, including IFRS and IPSAS, into transformation projects.
• Support capital readiness engagements including IPO readiness, carve-outs, debt/equity offerings, transaction-related finance initiatives, and reporting transformation projects.
• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, including AI-enabled finance solutions. 

Engagements management

• Manage multiple client engagements from planning through delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate key stakeholders.
• Deliver high-quality reports, presentations, and client recommendations.
• Facilitate client workshops, training sessions, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure compliance with KPMG quality, risk, and professional standards. 

Business Development

• Support business development by identifying opportunities, writing proposals, assisting in their conversion and client presentations.
• Collaborate with other Business Units to identify cross-functional business opportunities.
• Actively seek opportunities to recommend/sell additional KPMG services to existing and new clients.
• Build an understanding of client businesses and markets to assist in the development of client relationships and developing a commercial mindset on how work performed impacts profitability at the engagement and practice levels.

Client Management and Business Development

• Build and maintain relationships with senior client stakeholders, including CFOs and Finance executives.
• Identify business development opportunities and support proposal development and client presentations.
• Contribute to revenue growth through cross-selling and upselling of services.
• Manage engagement budgets, profitability, and commercial performance.

Team leadership

• Supervise, coach, and develop junior team members.
• Support knowledge sharing, capability building and training initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture and lead by example. 

Risk and quality management

• Ensure compliance with professional standards, firm policies, and risk management requirements.
• Maintain robust engagement documentation and quality review processes. 

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field.
• Professional accountant qualification (CPA, ACCA, Chartered Accountant or equivalent) is required.
• 8 - 10 years of relevant experience in finance transformation, financial advisory, consulting, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in ERP platforms such as SAP S/4 Hana, Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or similar solutions.
• Proven experience in delivering finance transformation programs, and technology-enabled initiatives.
• Experience leading client-facing projects and managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas will have an added advantage:
• End-to-end finance transformation projects.
• Business development and client origination activities.

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

• Strong understanding of financial reporting, IFRS, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
• Strong understanding of data analytics, finance automation, and AI-enabled finance solutions.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, and influencing capabilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.

We offer:

• Opportunity to work with leading organisations and senior finance executives across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Regional and international exposure within a global professional services network,
• Continuous learning, professional development, and coaching.
• Exposure to large-scale finance transformation and strategic advisory projects.
• A collaborative, high-performance work environment.

                  
Join KPMG and help shape the future of finance across Africa.

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply:

Finance and Accounting Transformation Manager – Candidate’s Summary. Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke quoting ‘Finance and Accounting Transformation Manager’ by 22 July

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.