{"id":101874,"date":"2026-07-15T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/commercial-finance-analyst-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:25:21","slug":"commercial-finance-analyst-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/commercial-finance-analyst-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Finance Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Commercial Finance Analyst\", \"description\": \"JOB PURPOSE:\\nThe Commercial Finance Analyst is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to support commercial decision making and drive business performance. The role ensures effective financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, tax compliance, and financial reporting while partnering with cross functional teams to identify growth opportunities, optimize costs, and enhance profitability. The incumbent will support the organization's commercial strategy by delivering data driven insights, maintaining financial integrity, ensuring regulatory compliance, and continuously improving financial processes to achieve sustainable business objectives.\\nROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:\\nMonthly Taxes review and analysis.\\nAnalyze financial data and create financial models for decision support.\\nGuide the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures.\\nRetrieval of tax GL entries for analysis and populating excels for analysis for the\u00a0taxes to be paid.\\nEvaluate financial information to assess the company\u2019s strength and weaknesses, develop strategies to reduce waste and decrease costs, and implement strategies to improve financial stability.\\nCollaborate with the sales and marketing department to create new promotions and marketing campaigns to bring in new revenue.\\nMonthly revenue forecast.\\nConsulting with the management team to develop long-term commercial plans.\\nPhysical checking of all the invoices for input in Tax returns.\\nPrepare daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports to support business decision making.\\nPreparing of Payment Request Form PRFs for signing.\\nManage the accounting function of the entities assigned from time to time.\\nPopulating data packs for review before uploading them on I-Tax.\\nPrepare and upload customs payments in SAP and follow up on approvals.\\nFollowing up tax certificates for withheld VAT \/ WHT from suppliers.\\nLeading the company budgeting process.\\nPreparing KPI analysis & supporting commentary on key variances.\\nManipulating & analyzing data to identify underlying trends.\\nConsistently striving to improve processes and the quality of finance data.\\nInvestment analysis\/business cases.\\nUpdating tax payment schedule post tax returns and payments.\\nUpdating export rebates schedule and non-recoverable tax schedules.\\nPreparing supporting documents for month end tax journal for review WHTax,\u00a0WHVAT, I-Tax credits.\\nReview monthly KRA reports on VAA and cross check with SAP records invoices,\u00a0journals and bank payments.\\nFile monthly VAA amendments on I-Tax as required by KRA.\\nRetrieval of documentation for external\/internal audit.\\nRetrieval of documentation for KRA audits.\\nEDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES:\\nBachelor\u2019s degree in finance or accounting.\\nMinimum of 3 years\u2019 experience working in any of the above stated role.\\nExcellent communication and presentation skills.\\nBe comfortable interacting with executive-level management.\\nStrong financial modeling experience.\\nProven experience in ecommerce landscape.\\nA creative thinker with strong interpersonal skills.\\nExceptional time and deadlines management skills; ability to lead, organize,\\nprioritize, and manage a team to drive goals and objectives.\\nAdaptable and flexible; responsive and resourceful in a fast-paced business.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-14\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Flexi-Personnel\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-28T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Flexi-Personnel<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-28<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>JOB PURPOSE:<br \/>The Commercial Finance Analyst is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to support commercial decision making and drive business performance. The role ensures effective financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, tax compliance, and financial reporting while partnering with cross functional teams to identify growth opportunities, optimize costs, and enhance profitability. The incumbent will support the organization&#8217;s commercial strategy by delivering data driven insights, maintaining financial integrity, ensuring regulatory compliance, and continuously improving financial processes to achieve sustainable business objectives.<br \/>ROLES &#038; RESPONSIBILITIES:<br \/>Monthly Taxes review and analysis.<br \/>Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support.<br \/>Guide the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures.<br \/>Retrieval of tax GL entries for analysis and populating excels for analysis for the\u00a0taxes to be paid.<br \/>Evaluate financial information to assess the company\u2019s strength and weaknesses, develop strategies to reduce waste and decrease costs, and implement strategies to improve financial stability.<br \/>Collaborate with the sales and marketing department to create new promotions and marketing campaigns to bring in new revenue.<br \/>Monthly revenue forecast.<br \/>Consulting with the management team to develop long-term commercial plans.<br \/>Physical checking of all the invoices for input in Tax returns.<br \/>Prepare daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports to support business decision making.<br \/>Preparing of Payment Request Form PRFs for signing.<br \/>Manage the accounting function of the entities assigned from time to time.<br \/>Populating data packs for review before uploading them on I-Tax.<br \/>Prepare and upload customs payments in SAP and follow up on approvals.<br \/>Following up tax certificates for withheld VAT \/ WHT from suppliers.<br \/>Leading the company budgeting process.<br \/>Preparing KPI analysis &#038; supporting commentary on key variances.<br \/>Manipulating &#038; analyzing data to identify underlying trends.<br \/>Consistently striving to improve processes and the quality of finance data.<br \/>Investment analysis\/business cases.<br \/>Updating tax payment schedule post tax returns and payments.<br \/>Updating export rebates schedule and non-recoverable tax schedules.<br \/>Preparing supporting documents for month end tax journal for review WHTax,\u00a0WHVAT, I-Tax credits.<br \/>Review monthly KRA reports on VAA and cross check with SAP records invoices,\u00a0journals and bank payments.<br \/>File monthly VAA amendments on I-Tax as required by KRA.<br \/>Retrieval of documentation for external\/internal audit.<br \/>Retrieval of documentation for KRA audits.<br \/>EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE &#038; COMPETENCIES:<br \/>Bachelor\u2019s degree in finance or accounting.<br \/>Minimum of 3 years\u2019 experience working in any of the above stated role.<br \/>Excellent communication and presentation skills.<br \/>Be comfortable interacting with executive-level management.<br \/>Strong financial modeling experience.<br \/>Proven experience in ecommerce landscape.<br \/>A creative thinker with strong interpersonal skills.<br \/>Exceptional time and deadlines management skills; ability to lead, organize,<br \/>prioritize, and manage a team to drive goals and objectives.<br \/>Adaptable and flexible; responsive and resourceful in a fast-paced business.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Flexi-Personnel on ats.flexi-personnel.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1278182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-28 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Flexi-Personnel Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-28 Job Description JOB PURPOSE:The Commercial Finance Analyst is responsible for providing timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to support commercial decision making and drive business performance. 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