Chief Finance & Administration Officer (CFAO)

Role Overview

The Chief Finance & Administration Officer (CFAO) will be a key member of the executive leadership team for a real-time payment services company established under the National Payment System (NPS) Act. The role involves shared accountability for enterprise strategy formulation, execution, and long-term business performance. The CFAO provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership to ensure the organization achieves its mission, remains financially sustainable, and delivers measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Financial Leadership

• Together with the CEO and senior leadership team, participate in the formulation of the business strategy, ensuring alignment between strategic ambition, financial capacity, and risk appetite.
• Translate organization strategy into clear financial, operational, and performance frameworks that enable execution and accountability.
• Lead the development of multi-year business and financial plans that support strategic priorities and growth objectives.
• Plan for appropriate investment opportunities for excess funds in line with risk and return expectations.
• Lead budget planning, monitoring, and control processes across the organization, ensuring budgets are strategy-driven.
• Set up, oversee, and continuously improve the organization’s finance IT and financial management systems.

Financial Analysis and Performance

• Lead enterprise-wide financial and performance analysis to assess progress against strategic objectives.
• Analyze financial performance, trends, and variances to identify strategic risks, opportunities, and value creation levers.
• Assess financial strengths and weaknesses of the organization and recommend corrective actions.
• Support revenue growth, margin improvement, and cost-efficiency initiatives.

Data Analytics and Decision Support

• Lead the use of financial and operational data as a strategic asset for enterprise decision-making.
• Strengthen analytics capability within the finance function to move from reporting to insight and prediction.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for the CEO and the Board.

Legal, Regulatory, and Governance Compliance

• Provide executive oversight of tax compliance and regulatory obligations.
• Ensure full compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and governance requirements.
• Oversee preparation and presentation of statutory, regulatory, and management reports.
• Lead annual audit planning, coordination, and resolution of audit findings.

Administration Support Oversight

• Provide executive oversight of the organization’s administrative function to ensure operational efficiency and service excellence.
• Supervise and guide office support staff to ensure effective office management.
• Oversee procurement administration and general office controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business related field (Commerce, Economics, Accounting, Finance) from a recognized university.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Financial Management is an added advantage.
• Current member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Kenya) or equivalent professional membership in good standing.
• A qualified Chartered Public Accountant of Kenya (CPAK).
• At least ten (10) years of financial management experience, 5 of which must be at senior management level.
• Direct experience within the FinTech or Financial Services Sector.
• Demonstrated success in developing strategy, driving process improvement, and effective partnering to lead business transformation.
• Experience leading a team of at least 5+ people.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying for this exciting opportunity, please share with us your CV and cover letter in PDF format addressed to the Recruiting Manager to recruitment@mal-consultancy.com. Ensure the subject of your application is CFAO.

Deadline: Monday 23rd February, 2026 at 5.00pm EAT.