Financial Controller

Flora Food Group | GBS Finance Hiring – Financial Controller Kenya (Bengaluru | Hybrid)

• Location: Bengaluru
• Hybrid
• Flora Food Group is looking for an experienced Financial Controller – Kenya to join our Finance team.

This is an exciting opportunity to partner with business leaders across geographies, lead financial control activities for the Kenya market, and play a key role in strengthening financial governance, statutory compliance, and business performance. If youre passionate about financial controllership and thrive in a fast-paced international environment, wed love to hear from you.

Role Summary

As the Financial Controller – Kenya, you will be responsible for leading financial control activities for the Kenya business while working as part of a virtual global finance organization. You will own the month-end close process, statutory reporting, tax compliance, balance sheet governance, and financial reporting, while partnering closely with Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Treasury, Tax, and Group Finance teams. This role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and provides the opportunity to drive process improvements that strengthen financial performance and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all financial control activities for the Kenya market, ensuring strong governance, accuracy, and compliance.
• Own the Month-End Close process, including financial reporting, overhead analysis, cash flow forecasting, and balance sheet management.
• Manage statutory reporting, external audits, VAT filings, corporate tax compliance, and regulatory reporting within agreed timelines.
• Partner with Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Treasury, Tax, and Group Finance teams to provide financial insights and business support.
• Drive Record-to-Report (R2R) process improvements, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor overhead spending, accruals, and budget performance while identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and operational efficiency.

• Strong Financial Controllership Experience – 10+ years of experience in Financial Controlling, Record-to-Report (R2R), and Financial Accounting within an international organization, with strong expertise in financial reporting and statutory compliance.
• Technical Accounting Expertise – Deep knowledge of IFRS, VAT, Corporate Tax, external audits, balance sheet governance, month-end close, and cash flow management, with hands-on experience managing statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Systems & Industry Knowledge – Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA (or similar ERP platforms), advanced Excel, and finance transformation initiatives. Big 4 experience will be an added advantage.
• Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management – Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Treasury, Tax, Group Finance, auditors, and senior business leaders.
• Leadership & Continuous Improvement Mindset – A proactive, results-oriented finance leader with a strong sense of ownership, the ability to challenge the status quo, drive process improvements, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a dynamic global environment.

• Take ownership of Financial Controllership for a key international market.
• Work closely with senior finance leaders in a truly global and virtual organization.
• Drive finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives across the Record-to-Report process.
• Build your career in a collaborative, high-performance finance environment.

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is the 5th July.

Interview process: Our interview journey is designed to be insightful and collaborative. Youll start with a conversation with our Talent Acquisition team, followed by a discussion with the Hiring Manager, and conclude with interactions with our Functional Head and HR team.

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. 

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.