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Join Kenya Airways as Supervisor – Expenditure
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Application Deadline: 15 July 2025
Kenya Airways is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Supervisor – Expenditure to join its Finance Department. This position plays a key role in ensuring timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices and claims while maintaining full compliance with tax regulations and internal controls. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and bring a solutions-oriented mindset to financial reporting, cost control, and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
As the Supervisor – Expenditure, your main duties will include:
- Ensuring all supplier invoices and claims are paid promptly in line with contractual obligations.
- Verifying that invoices are subjected to all necessary statutory tax deductions and processed in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Coding all invoices accurately to the correct accounts, cost centres, and financial periods for proper financial reporting.
- Coordinating with outstation accountants to track invoice postings and payment statuses to guarantee complete recognition of liabilities.
- Ensuring all invoices are supported by contracts, purchase orders, and goods received notes.
- Managing supplier and internal stakeholder queries promptly and professionally.
- Driving process automation within Accounts Payable (e.g., systems like Fuelplus, hotel invoicing).
- Monitoring timely invoice approvals to avoid delays in payment.
- Following up on closure of prepaid invoices to safeguard company assets and recognize received goods/services.
- Supporting accurate provision for incurred but unpaid costs.
- Training, developing, and motivating assigned staff to enhance performance.
- Preparing weekly overdue reports and other critical finance reports to support management decisions.
- Responding to internal and external audit requirements on time.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Over 3 years of relevant experience in the airline industry.
- Proven proficiency with financial systems, especially Oracle Accounts Payable.
- Knowledge of procure-to-pay processes and tax regulations affecting supplier payments.
- Strong skills in MS Office, financial analysis, people management, and stakeholder communication.
- A business-related degree with a specialization in Finance or Accounting.
- CPA (K), ACCA or equivalent certification.
