Overseeing the Finance team in Dubai, Qatar and Kenya.

* Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the Management; administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status;* Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting;* Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices; improve the finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual;* Effectively communicate and present the critical financial matters to the board of directors;* Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the Board of Directors finance committee; assess any changes necessary;* Lead organization in making and encouraging strategic choices on spend and challenge high risk costly projects and forgo non priority expenditure.* Guiding the company strategy implementation and developing new strategies.* Reviewing management and financial accounting Investment and cash management.* Final accounts to the Board Audit committee to give the annual financial performance of the company on an annual basis.* Preparation and presentation of financial statements to the management, board and regulatory agencies.* Supervise and control various administration functions like facility management, stores, mailing services & fixed asset management to ensure smooth functioning of the organization* Reviewing and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.* Secretary to the full board* Serving in the Board’s - Operation Committee.

Management* On a regular basis reviewing both the computerized and manual systems to ensure they areefficient, identifying areas that need to be computerized or enhanced to improve overallefficiency and remove duplication of roles and transactions* Ensuring sound financial controls are in place* Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities* Mentoring and coaching the Finance team* Supervision of the four accountants at the head office and the 12 branch accountants* Assisting in the development, execution and maintenance of funding strategies and plans.Transactional & Reporting Roles* Providing operating divisions with suitable guidelines on rising of accounting documentsfacilitating expeditious payments of insurance claims* Ensuring reinsurance premiums are properly calculated and remitted, ensuring that allcontrol accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis* Ensuring all documentation pertinent to the financials is maintained specifically: Contracts,agreements, procurement minutes* Review of monthly bank reconciliations* Preparation of monthly and Quarterly Management Accounts and performance highlights forSenior Management and Board of Directors review* Preparation and submission of statutory and regulatory returns to the Insurance RegulatoryAuthority (Industry regulator).Budgeting & Compliance* Preparation of management information control schedules and reports which includeexpenditure analysis and monitoring reports, monthly comparison of expenses as well asagainst the budget.* Consolidation of the budget and or revised estimates from the various branches andbusiness units ensuring reasonableness and compliance with the guidelines* Providing the necessary information for internal and external audits and conductingfinancial investigations as necessary* Ensuring accurate computation of applicable tax and timely payment of same* Ensuring timely submission of returns to the Commissioner of insurance

* Proposed and maintained adequate provisioning in the company’s financials. Identified,deliberated and disclosed all contingencies & off balance sheet transactions &/ events.* Provided the necessary information for internal and external audits and conducting financialinvestigations as necessary.* Produced monthly and quarterly financial accounts in accordance with the calendar of eventsfor the department.* Provided advice on staff deployment issues within the section and ensuring optimumutilization of human resource.* Monitor financial risk exposures through monthly risk reporting and suggest ways to managefinancial risk.* Review all monthly Treasury J/E's and interest calculations* Ensured timely submission of returns to the Commissioner of insurance.* Ensured reinsurance premiums are properly calculated and remitted, ensuring that all controlaccounts are reconciled on a monthly basis.* Preparation of management Accounts whose reports include: Intermediary ContributionMargin (ICMD) Product Profitability (PP) Budget performance (BP), Liquidity Risk (LR), Returnon Assets (RoA) as well as any adhoc report required to support unique decision-makinginitiatives.

* Preparing and submitting Quarterly and Annual Statutory returns by the statutory deadline of 30 days after quarter end and 30th April respectively ensuring that the capital, reservesand solvency margins are achieved and any regulatory issues raised are addressed with 90days or a shorter time as the Commissioner may prescribe.* Compiling and submitting Registration renewal data to the office of the Commissioner ofInsurance ensuring prompt registration renewal of KOIL license by the 30th of September ofeach year.* Preparing monthly financial accounts and the published accounts as well as reviewingmonthly bank reconciliations.* Managing the budget process from preparation to continuous review with recommendationon corrective action.* Issuing instructions, templates, timelines and commentary to the business in line withstrategic direction.* Ensuring compliance with the regulations on investment mix, tax, expense ratio, andsolvency margin.* Led trainings for Branch Account Executives and Finance unit members.

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