Financial Services

Financial Controller

AGL- Africa Global Logistics·Nairobi, kenya·Full Time·Internship
Financial ServicesFull TimeInternship
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Mission Description

  • Based in Nairobi and reporting to the Business Controler,the role exists to safeguard the Company's assets as well as mitigate financial risks and liabilities. Specific deliverables will be to:-

Team management and supervision:

  • Ofter leadership, guidance, coaching, feedback, appraisals and reviews for the direct reports
  • Ensure each team member and their direct reports have clear and signed JDs and KPls
  • Participate in the recruitment process for team members
  • Ensure monthly supplier and general accounting team meetings are held and documented.
  • Administer and approve leave requests for direct reports and their team
  • Liaise with AGL SEZ, ANT & YUSEN AEA operations teams, including representing Finance department at various engagement levels to drive and foster collaborative working relationships, and drive efficient and effective processes

Book-keeping

  • Regular review of the General Ledgers (P&L and Balance Sheet) to ensure conformity with internal procedures and processes, best practices, IASs and IFRS requirements.
  • Ensure proper custody of all accounting documents/records.
  • Ensure matching of all accounts, review of JVs and postings, staff accounts, unallocated credits, suppliers in DR, deposits, intercompany accounts and the sundry accounts.
  • Ensure bookings are aligned to tax and internal requirements.
  • Ensure assets capitalization policy is adhered to
  • Review workshop costs and controls including stocks reporting.

P&L reviews:

  • Ensure proper cost allocation, management of accruals and prepayments including review of standing charges.
  • Review of costs with OPS team (HOO, HBUs, HODs) to ensure costs are aligned to budget and properly supported.
  • Provide a draft P&L at end month with comments on gaps vs. budget and previous months for review by the Finance Manager and the Country CFO.
  • Share the reviewed draft and final P&Ls with the HBUs and support them on generation of statistics and comments.

Monthly and annual reporting

  • Monthly: OR/NWC Estimate file, ETENI Submission, Forex 3 impacts analysis, Turnover comments, Workshop follow up reports
  • Consolidation (Magnitude packages), IFRS 16 reporting etc.

Approvals as per Matrix

  • Online approval of P&L invoices
  • Disbursements including KPA, Shipping lines, Duty, transporters etc.
  • Cash vouchers including personal account returns and expense authorization forms
  • Approval of invoices and journal in PROCUREMENT MANAGER, ESKER, and SAP as per Matrix
  • Authorize foreign exchange differences before postings as per matrix

Treasury management

  • Daily Cash validation and custody of cash office key
  • Monthly and surprise cash counts
  • Level 1 validation of payments and signing of cheques as per Matrix
  • Review of bank reconciliations, treasury related adjustment vouchers

Disbursements and file management

  • File unsecuring/ unclassification
  • File termination
  • Credit note validation as per matrix

Profile

  • Business Degree
  • CPA (K), ACCA, CFA c equivalent
  • Working Knowledge of SAP
  • Five (5 years) experience in a similar role in a busy organization

Key skills

BA/BSc/HNDProfessional Certificate
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At a glance

Company

AGL- Africa Global Logistics

Location

Nairobi, kenya

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

November 12, 2026

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Who we areMoniepoint is Africa's all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, we processed $182 billion and are Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer.Job PurposeBuilds and owns the Group's FP&A framework, methodology, and reporting standards, giving Group leadership a single, reliable view of financial performance and outlook across the Group's subsidiaries and business units: Moniepoint Nigeria, Moniepoint Kenya, MonieWorld and Moniepoint Technologies.This is a framework and consolidation role, not a day to day business unit finance role. Some subsidiaries and markets run their own standalone FP&A team that owns local budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for that business; this role sets the Group standard those teams work within and consolidates their output. Wherever a subsidiary or shared function doesn't yet have a dedicated FP&A resource, this role covers it directly. The intent is one Group framework, executed locally wherever a local team exists, with no duplicated effort.Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.Responsibilities:Design and own the Group's FP&A framework: forecasting architecture, budget process, and management-reporting standards that every entity works to, including markets that maintain their own standalone FP&A teamConsolidate entity and BU-level forecasts, including those submitted by markets with their own standalone FP&A team, into a single Group P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, with a working currency toggle and intercompany eliminationsOwn the annual Group budget calendar and process: templates, timelines, challenge sessions, and Board approval, without taking over the local budget-building work each entity's own finance team already doesProduce the consolidated Group forecast (2026-28 and beyond), reconciled monthly to actuals, with a clear bridge explaining variancesWork closely with the Group Financial Controller so actuals, the consolidation, and the forecast reconcile cleanly month to month, and closing timelines support the reporting calendarRun the monthly and quarterly reporting cycles at Group level: consolidated management accounts, Board packs, and investor-grade reportingBuild and maintain the Group's KPI and unit-economics framework, and ensure it is applied consistently across every entity's finance team, whether that entity has its own dedicated resource or is covered directly by this rolePartner with BU CFOs / finance leads (Moniepoint Nigeria, Moniepoint Kenya, Moniepoint Technologies, MonieWorld) as the standard-setter and consolidator, leaving day-to-day local execution with themLead scenario and sensitivity modelling for Group-level strategic decisions: new market entry, capital raises, new market expansion, licence applications etc.Set and enforce FP&A style and modelling standards across the Group (structure, formatting, sign-off, version control)Manage and develop the Group FP&A Analysts covering the subsidiaries and markets without a dedicated resource, plus central shared servicesCandidate requirements:8-10+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or investment banking, including experience building forecasting frameworks from scratchProven experience consolidating multi-entity, multi-currency forecasts and management accountsBackground in banking, fintech, or another regulated, fast-growth environmentAdvanced financial modelling skills (Excel at architect level); comfortable owning a model spanning multiple entities and currencies ACA / ACCA / CFA or equivalentProven ability to operate effectively as a remote, senior finance leader across time zones and geographiesPreffered QualificationsExperience in a high-growth African or emerging-markets fintech or bankPrior exposure to Board and investor reporting at Group levelFamiliarity with planning/consolidation tooling (NetSuite, Aleph, Pigment or similar) beyond ExcelExperience standing up FP&A functions or frameworks during a scale-up phase, including defining where a Group function ends and in-country teams beginAbout youYou think in frameworks. You build the system once, properly, rather than patching it every quarterYou're comfortable holding a multi-entity, multi-currency picture in your head and explaining it simply to the CFO and BoardYou know the difference between setting the standard and doing the work. You'd rather make each market's FP&A team excellent within a shared framework than take their work off themYou push back on numbers that don't reconcile, and you don't sign off until they doYou're a strong people manager. You can direct analysts and get consistent, house-standard output from a small teamYou communicate in writing the way you model: structured, precise, no paddingYou operate well remotely: proactive, well-organised, comfortable driving a Group-wide process without being in the roomWhat success looks likeGroup forecast is reconciled to actuals monthly, with variances explained within an agreed toleranceManagement, board and investor reporting are delivered on time, every cycle, without late-stage reworkBudget process runs to a fixed calendar with BU sign-off, with no material off-cycle changesBU finance leads use the Group model and house standards as their working framework, not a parallel oneCFO and Group CEO treat the FP&A output as the single source of truth for decision-makingWhat to expect in the hiring processA preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters.Hiring Manager Interview A Panel interview with existing Finance LeadsA behavioural and technical interview with a member of the Executive team.

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