Finance Analyst - Operations at Kenya Airways

Purpose

• The role of a Finance Analyst - Operations is the creation and maintenance of key financial and non-financial metric schedules, ensuring data integrity and consistency, using financial reporting tools and systems used in KQ for extraction of data.
• The Finance Analyst supports the following sections within the Operations department: Chief Pilot, Inflight, Flight Ops training, OCC, and Ground services Hub, Domestic & International stations with a huge annual budget of over USD 800 million.

Responsibilities

Strategy Implementation

• Support in compiling Operations department Budget and monthly rolling forecasts to set targets for Management in performance evaluation and control.

Financial

• Assist in the preparation of monthly and periodic management analysis as well as financial/statistical information to measure business performance to guide in making informed decisions.
• Assist in the provision of monthly detailed costs/variance analysis to give clear insights on the cost drivers.
• Support the BPM manager in reviewing of justifications / contracts/RFPs against approved budgets.
• Compile and analyse data over time to forecast revenue and costs trends.

Customer and product

• Assist in the preparation of the Monthly Business Reviews (MBR) with internal customers such as managers, heads director to track and monitor revenues and costs.
• Assist in preparation of financials to hold engagements with external customers like suppliers to build relationships that facilitate management of costs and revenues.

Operational Excellence

• Assist in maintaining timely and accurate reports (both standardized and ad hoc) in support of the monthly internal and external deliverables (operational and financial)
• Support in preparing financial analysis to monitor and facilitate the understanding of key operating and financial trends with respect to revenue, expenses, and headcount trending in operations

People and Culture

• Undertake initial Airport Security Training program as well as annual refresher courses to ensure compliance with KQ policies.
• Continuously attend available training opportunities.

Enterprise Risk Management        

• Support BPM to monitor closure of audit (Internal and External) issues within agreed timelines.

Skills

• Must have great communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Analytical skills
• Critical and proactive thinking
• Team working
• Results oriented
• High Integrity and honesty
• Problem Solving Skills
• Work under minimum supervision

Qualifications

• Business Degree e.g. (B. Com).
• Full Accountancy Qualification (CPA(K) or CMA or FA or ACCA).
• Knowledge in Software: MS Excel, ERP, TM1, Fuel Plus, AIMS, Altea, SITA, KEOPS.
• At least 2 years relevant experience.