Finance Manager

Job details

Category Finance and

Accounting

Location Nairobi,

Kenya

Type Full time

Salary Competitive

Education Bachelor's +

ACCA/CPA/CA

Experience 10+ years

Reports to: General Manager

Duty

station: Nairobi (Wilson Airport main office), with

regular travel to Mogadishu and Juba

Contract

type: Fixed Contract

Duration: 12 months renewable on satisfactory performance

ABOUT SABAR AIRLINES

Sabar Airlines is a regional airline committed to connecting people,

businesses, and communities across East Africa. With flight services linking

key destinations, including Nairobi, Mogadishu, Juba, and Hargeisa, we strive

to make regional air travel safe, reliable, convenient, and accessible.

We understand that every journey matters. Whether you are travelling

for business, visiting family and friends, or exploring new opportunities,

Sabar Airlines is dedicated to providing a seamless travel experience. Our

flight schedules are designed to accommodate the needs of our passengers while

supporting trade, tourism, and economic connectivity across the region.

With our main office at Wilson Airport – Aerospace Logistics Centre

in Nairobi, and additional offices in Eastleigh (Nairobi), Juba, South Sudan,

and Mogadishu, Somali, Sabar Airlines

maintains a strong regional presence. Our experienced teams are available to

assist passengers and travel partners with reservations, ticketing, flight

information, and personalized customer support.

At Sabar Airlines, safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction

are at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to strengthen our regional

network, our ambition remains clear: to become a trusted airline connecting

East Africa through dependable air travel, exceptional customer service, and

lasting relationships with our passengers and partners.

Sabar Airlines – Connecting People. Connecting Opportunities.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Finance Manager provides

strategic leadership, direction and oversight of the finance function of Sabar

Airlines across its Nairobi, Mogadishu and Juba branches. The incumbent is the

principal advisor to the General Manager and the Board on financial stewardship,

internal controls, cash and revenue management, and risk-informed

decision-making.

The position leads the finance team at head office and in each

branch, and is accountable for the integrity of the airline's accounts, the

safeguarding of its cash and revenue, and timely, reliable management

information that supports safe, efficient and profitable operations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategic leadership and governance

1.

Set the direction, priorities

and work plan of the finance function, aligned with the airline's strategy and

the ongoing reform programme.

2.

Advise the General Manager and

the Board on financial performance, route and fleet economics, pricing,

investment and funding decisions.

3.

Establish and enforce finance

policies, procedures and a Delegation of Authority applied consistently across

all branches.

Finance and resource management

1.

Direct all finance operations,

including budgeting, accounting, treasury, payables, receivables, payroll and

financial reporting.

2.

Ensure timely month-end and

year-end closes, bank reconciliations, management accounts and annual financial

statements in line with IFRS.

3.

Prepare the annual budget and

cash-flow forecast, and monitor actual performance against budget.

4.

Manage liquidity, banking

relationships and foreign-currency exposure (USD, KES, SSP).

Revenue, cash and inter-branch control

1.

Ensure all passenger, cargo and

excess baggage revenue is recorded, banked and reconciled to the reservations

system (AeroCRS) daily.

2.

Control all cash collection

points and bank accounts, with documented handovers and supported airport and

supplier payments.

3.

Run inter-branch accounting and

reconcile inter-branch balances monthly across Nairobi, Mogadishu and Juba.

4.

Manage travel agent credit

limits, collections and overdue receivables.

Risk, internal controls and compliance

1.

Design and maintain internal

controls and segregation of duties that do not depend on individuals.

2.

Identify, assess and manage

financial and fiduciary risks, and escalate significant matters to the General

Manager and the Board.

3.

Ensure tax and statutory

obligations in Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan are met on time.

Audit and oversight

1.

Coordinate the external audit

and responses to internal audit findings, ensuring dated action plans are

implemented.

Reporting and systems

1.

Produce monthly management

accounts and a KPI dashboard (revenue and cost against budget, RASK/CASK,

profit per flight and route, receivables).

2.

Own the finance configuration

of the ERP (Odoo), with individual user access and complete, retrievable

records at every branch.

People management

1.

Lead, coach and develop finance

staff at head office and in each branch, including Station Accountants.

2.

Set performance expectations

and build the technical capacity of the team.

Representation and stakeholder management

1.

Represent the airline with

banks, auditors, tax and civil aviation authorities, suppliers and travel

partners on financial matters.

Skills and qualifications

EDUCATION

University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business

Administration. A full professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CA or

CIMA) is required; a Master's degree is an advantage.

EXPERIENCE

•

At least 10 years of

progressive experience in finance, including 5 years at senior management

level.

•

Experience running finance

across more than one country or branch, including inter-branch or inter-company

accounting.

•

Proven record of building

internal controls in a cash-intensive environment.

•

Hands-on experience with an ERP

accounting system (Odoo preferred).

•

Airline, travel or aviation

finance experience, including passenger and cargo revenue accounting, is a

strong advantage.

COMPETENCIES

•

High integrity and

independence; willing to stop non-compliant transactions and report

irregularities.

•

Strong analytical skills and

clear communication of financial results to non-finance managers and the Board.

•

Leadership of dispersed teams

and the ability to deliver under pressure and to deadlines.

LANGUAGE

•

Fluency in English (written and

spoken).

•

Knowledge of Somali Language is

an added advantage

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