Finance Manager & Controller

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POSITION INFO:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the definition of the local finance & controlling strategy, policies, and procedures within the SSA Region underpinning the success of the business.
• Promote cost-efficient operations with a focus on identifying cost-saving measures.
• Sets directions and strategies for controlling and accounting for the country to ensure that financial transactions, policies, and procedures meet the organization''s short and long-term business objectives.
• Establishes financial goals and monitors their implementation on the country level and within the region and ensures that a red flag system is in place to report problems in a timely manner.
• Leads direct and controls the organization’s financial resources to maintain the short and long-term financial health of a region or market zone business.
• Owns and develops long-term financial planning for the country and within the region.
• Review and approve all investments in the region within delegated authority limits.
• Ensure that the management of the planning, budgeting, and forecasting process complies with overall financial policies and procedures to support the achievement of strategic targets of the region
• Ensures accurate, transparent, relevant, and timely management reporting to division and executive board,
• Approves monthly IFRS financial statement and ensures fulfillment of any IFRS / statutory/legal requirements.
• To provide support to sub-regional and country finance teams and drive continuous improvement support across the SSA finance function.

Skills

• Problem-solving.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Mathematical proficiency.
• Attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in financial management and accounting
• Qualified Accountant
• Minimum 3 years post article financial management experience in a multi-national company
• Excellent operational process knowledge with strategic perspective