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Finance Director
inSupply Health
Job at a glance
- Employer
- inSupply Health
- Position
- Finance Director
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Possible duty stations
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Contract
- Full-time
- Experience
- 12+ years total, 5+ years senior leadership
- Education
- Master's and Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Admin
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- 19 October 2026
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 7 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
inSupply Health is hiring a Finance Director to lead its finance and operations function in Nairobi. The role involves strategic financial leadership, ensuring donor compliance, managing budgets over USD 10 million, and strengthening internal controls across East Africa.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Reports directly to the CEO as part of Senior Management Team.
- Manages budgets exceeding USD 10 million.
- Focuses on financial sustainability and donor compliance in East Africa.
- Deadline is October 19, 2026.
What’s offered
- Full-time position.
- Role reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Key responsibilities
- Develop financial strategies supporting organisational sustainability and advise the CEO on growth.
- Oversee budgeting, revenue forecasting, cash flow management, and cost control for large budgets.
- Strengthen internal controls, financial governance, and risk management across multiple countries.
- Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and donor requirements; oversee audits and resolve findings.
- Lead grant and donor financial oversight, including reporting and escalation of material risks.
- Improve financial policies, systems, and processes, promoting effective use of ERP tools.
- Lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing finance and operations team.
Who should apply?
This role suits an experienced Kenyan qualified accountant with at least 12 years' experience, including 5 years in senior financial leadership within international development or non-profit sectors, who has managed large multi-donor budgets and led teams in multi-country settings.
Key requirements
- Kenya National only
- Active ICPAK/ACCA membership
- Master's degree in relevant field
- 12+ years post-qualification experience
- 5+ years senior financial leadership
- Budgets >USD 10 million experience
- Multi-country finance leadership
Nice to have
- Experience within East Africa specifically.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics ERP system.
What you should know
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
- Application Deadline: October 19, 2026.
- Open only to Kenya Nationals.
- Position requires working across a complex, multi-country environment.
How to apply
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The employer’s advert
**Company/Division:** [inSupply Health](https://insupplyhealth.com/)
**Domain/Unit:** Finance and Operations
**Application Deadline:** October 19, 2026
**Position Type:** Full-time
**Primary Supervisor:** Chief Executive Officer
**Location:** Nairobi, Kenya
**Organization Overview:**
inSupply Health is an East African health advisory firm that designs people-centered, scalable, sustainable supply chain solutions. We focus on optimizing data visibility and use, workforce development, and continuous performance improvement. inSupply operates as a social enterprise, aiming to achieve business sustainability while advancing our social mission. We aim to transition short-term supply chain fixes into sustainable solutions that transcend specific projects or funding streams. Our work focuses on democratizing access to quality, affordable, and context-specific supply chain learning and innovations so that local and regional supply chain actors can improve the performance and efficiency of their supply chains and health systems, towards better health outcomes.
inSupply Health is headquartered in Nairobi, with offices in Dar es Salaam and across East Africa, and is affiliated with JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI). We collaborate closely with public and private-sector clients to design optimized, responsive, and resilient supply chain systems. Our dynamic team of local consultants delivers critical services supporting essential health products, adapting proven methodologies to local contexts for long-term impact.
**Job Summary**
inSupply Health is seeking an experienced **Finance Director** to provide strategic leadership and oversight of the organisation's finance and operations function.
The Finance Director will play a key role in ensuring financial sustainability, effective resource allocation, strong financial governance, donor compliance, risk management and high-quality financial reporting. As a member of the Leadership and Senior Management Team, the role will advise the CEO and organisational leadership on financial strategy, organisational growth and the financial implications of strategic decisions.
The role will also lead and develop the finance and operations function, working across a complex, multi-country environment to strengthen systems, processes, controls and organisational performance.
**Responsibilities:**
**1. Financial Strategy & Sustainability**
- Develop and oversee financial strategies that support organisational sustainability and strategic priorities.
- Provide strategic financial advice to the CEO and senior leadership.
- Assess financial viability of new business opportunities and strategic initiatives.
**2. Financial Performance, Budgeting & Resource Management**
- Oversee financial performance, cash flow, forecasting and financial risk.
- Lead budgeting, revenue forecasting and cost management.
- Promote fiscal discipline, value for money and accountability for financial performance.
**3. Financial Governance, Risk & Compliance**
- Strengthen internal controls, financial governance and risk management.
- Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and donor requirements across operating countries.
- Oversee internal, external and donor audits and follow-up on audit findings.
**4. Grants & Donor Financial Oversight**
- Provide strategic oversight of grant and donor financial management.
- Ensure effective donor compliance, financial reporting and escalation of material financial and contractual risks.
**5. Systems, Processes & Organisational Effectiveness**
- Lead continuous improvement of financial policies, systems and processes.
- Strengthen the Finance, Grants and Operations operating model, accountability and delegated authority.
- Promote effective use of ERP and financial management systems.
**6. Leadership & Team Development**
- Lead, develop and motivate a high-performing finance and operations team.
- Build organisational capability and promote accountability
**Qualifications & Experience**
**Academic & Professional Qualifications**
- Master's and Bachelor's degree in **Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline** from a recognised university.
- Qualified accountant with active membership of a recognised professional accounting body, such as ICPAK, ACCA or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of financial governance, accounting, taxation, statutory and regulatory compliance.
**Professional Experience**
- At least 12 years of progressive post-qualification experience, including at least 5 years in a senior financial leadership role within an international development, consulting, non-profit or social-impact organisation.
- Demonstrated experience leading finance teams in complex, multi-country or multi-office environments, preferably within East Africa.
- Experience managing multi-donor grants, awards and contracts, including donor compliance, financial reporting and project-based financial management.
- Experience managing organisational or project budgets exceeding USD 10 million, including budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, cost control and financial performance analysis.
- Strong experience in risk management, internal controls, financial governance, taxation, statutory and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience overseeing internal, external and donor audits, including resolution of audit findings.
- Experience developing and improving financial policies, systems, processes and controls.
- Experience supporting business development and strategic initiatives, including proposal budgeting, pricing and financial viability assessments.
- Strong experience with ERP and financial-management systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics, together with advanced Microsoft Excel and financial analysis skills.
## **Key Competencies**
We are looking for a professional who demonstrates:
- Strategic Financial Leadership & Business Acumen
- Financial Governance & Risk Management
- Analytical & Critical Thinking
- Leadership & Team Development
- Communication, Negotiation & Influencing
- Integrity, Judgement & Accountability
- Change Leadership & Continuous Improvement
**Domain/Unit:** Finance and Operations
**Application Deadline:** October 19, 2026
**Position Type:** Full-time
**Primary Supervisor:** Chief Executive Officer
**Location:** Nairobi, Kenya
**Organization Overview:**
inSupply Health is an East African health advisory firm that designs people-centered, scalable, sustainable supply chain solutions. We focus on optimizing data visibility and use, workforce development, and continuous performance improvement. inSupply operates as a social enterprise, aiming to achieve business sustainability while advancing our social mission. We aim to transition short-term supply chain fixes into sustainable solutions that transcend specific projects or funding streams. Our work focuses on democratizing access to quality, affordable, and context-specific supply chain learning and innovations so that local and regional supply chain actors can improve the performance and efficiency of their supply chains and health systems, towards better health outcomes.
inSupply Health is headquartered in Nairobi, with offices in Dar es Salaam and across East Africa, and is affiliated with JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI). We collaborate closely with public and private-sector clients to design optimized, responsive, and resilient supply chain systems. Our dynamic team of local consultants delivers critical services supporting essential health products, adapting proven methodologies to local contexts for long-term impact.
**Job Summary**
inSupply Health is seeking an experienced **Finance Director** to provide strategic leadership and oversight of the organisation's finance and operations function.
The Finance Director will play a key role in ensuring financial sustainability, effective resource allocation, strong financial governance, donor compliance, risk management and high-quality financial reporting. As a member of the Leadership and Senior Management Team, the role will advise the CEO and organisational leadership on financial strategy, organisational growth and the financial implications of strategic decisions.
The role will also lead and develop the finance and operations function, working across a complex, multi-country environment to strengthen systems, processes, controls and organisational performance.
**Responsibilities:**
**1. Financial Strategy & Sustainability**
- Develop and oversee financial strategies that support organisational sustainability and strategic priorities.
- Provide strategic financial advice to the CEO and senior leadership.
- Assess financial viability of new business opportunities and strategic initiatives.
**2. Financial Performance, Budgeting & Resource Management**
- Oversee financial performance, cash flow, forecasting and financial risk.
- Lead budgeting, revenue forecasting and cost management.
- Promote fiscal discipline, value for money and accountability for financial performance.
**3. Financial Governance, Risk & Compliance**
- Strengthen internal controls, financial governance and risk management.
- Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and donor requirements across operating countries.
- Oversee internal, external and donor audits and follow-up on audit findings.
**4. Grants & Donor Financial Oversight**
- Provide strategic oversight of grant and donor financial management.
- Ensure effective donor compliance, financial reporting and escalation of material financial and contractual risks.
**5. Systems, Processes & Organisational Effectiveness**
- Lead continuous improvement of financial policies, systems and processes.
- Strengthen the Finance, Grants and Operations operating model, accountability and delegated authority.
- Promote effective use of ERP and financial management systems.
**6. Leadership & Team Development**
- Lead, develop and motivate a high-performing finance and operations team.
- Build organisational capability and promote accountability
**Qualifications & Experience**
**Academic & Professional Qualifications**
- Master's and Bachelor's degree in **Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline** from a recognised university.
- Qualified accountant with active membership of a recognised professional accounting body, such as ICPAK, ACCA or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of financial governance, accounting, taxation, statutory and regulatory compliance.
**Professional Experience**
- At least 12 years of progressive post-qualification experience, including at least 5 years in a senior financial leadership role within an international development, consulting, non-profit or social-impact organisation.
- Demonstrated experience leading finance teams in complex, multi-country or multi-office environments, preferably within East Africa.
- Experience managing multi-donor grants, awards and contracts, including donor compliance, financial reporting and project-based financial management.
- Experience managing organisational or project budgets exceeding USD 10 million, including budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, cost control and financial performance analysis.
- Strong experience in risk management, internal controls, financial governance, taxation, statutory and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience overseeing internal, external and donor audits, including resolution of audit findings.
- Experience developing and improving financial policies, systems, processes and controls.
- Experience supporting business development and strategic initiatives, including proposal budgeting, pricing and financial viability assessments.
- Strong experience with ERP and financial-management systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics, together with advanced Microsoft Excel and financial analysis skills.
## **Key Competencies**
We are looking for a professional who demonstrates:
- Strategic Financial Leadership & Business Acumen
- Financial Governance & Risk Management
- Analytical & Critical Thinking
- Leadership & Team Development
- Communication, Negotiation & Influencing
- Integrity, Judgement & Accountability
- Change Leadership & Continuous Improvement