CPA Joseph Ouma

CPA Joseph Ouma is a dynamic and results-driven Finance, Strategy and Risk Management Consultant with over 30 years of experience. His extensive career spans various sectors, including manufacturing, education, and SMEs, where he has held top-level management and leadership roles. Joseph’s contributions extend beyond consultancy and leadership roles. He has steered and facilitated the development of strategic corporate plans for numerous organizations both public and private entities.

Currently serving as the Lead Strategy, Risk Management, and Finance Consultant at Stan Group Consulting Limited, Joseph specializes in developing and implementing strategic plans for organizations, analyzing financial data, identifying and managing risks, and providing actionable insights to drive business growth.

Joseph’s professional portfolio extends beyond his current role at Stan Group Consulting. He previously served for 15 years as the Head of Finance, Procurement, ICT, and Administration at the Kenya Institute of Management, where he demonstrated exceptional financial management skills, led the establishment of the SME department, and played a key role in implementing several World Bank-funded programs. Before this, Joseph held senior finance positions at CarnaudMetalbox (Kenya) Limited and General Motors (Kenya) Limited, now Isuzu East Africa.

• Prudent financial management that spurred business continuity, growth and expansion of KIM’s presence locally and internationally.
• Championed and delivered a World Bank USD 4M funded program under the Kenya Youth Empowerment Program in collaboration with Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) through the Ministry of Trade and Industrialization. His role was key in providing leadership and prudent financial decisions during the execution of the program. Over 100,000 youth received training in the two-year phased program during the years 2010 to 2013.
• Led the technical team in the establishment of the SME department within the Institute and provided financial guidance in the execution of SME programs.
• Stirred the execution of Jitihada – a World Bank funded national project for SMEs that was implemented across the country in partnership with the Ministry of Trade and Industrialization during the years 2008 to 2010.
• Implemented an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that improved finance processes and overall organizational efficiency.
• Championed the development and institutionalization of the Risk Management Framework of the Kenya Institute of Management.
• Managed key partnerships and collaborations, for example, with the Government of Kenya, the Human Leadership Academy, Institute of Six Sigma, donors, among others.
• Key negotiator in all financial contracts.
• Managed relations with financiers, suppliers, and key stakeholders.
• Project member of the team that steered the development of the KIM University Proposal to the then Commission for University Education, which saw the realization of the Management University of Africa.