Finance Manager, East Africa
Executive Placements · Adelaide
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Start free — we apply for you →An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Regional Finance Leader to take responsibility for the finance function across East Africa , covering operations in Tanzania and Kenya.
As a member of the East Africa MANCO team , the successful candidate will play an active role in the strategic planning and execution of the regional business strategy , providing financial insight and commercial guidance to support business performance and sustainable growth.
The role will provide strategic and commercial financial leadership while maintaining strong financial governance, reporting, controls, and compliance across the region.
The successful candidate will be a commercially minded finance professional who combines strong technical and analytical capability with the leadership skills required to operate effectively across a multinational, matrix environment and lead finance teams across multiple countries.
The role's key focus areas
Strategic & Commercial Leadership
- Serve as a member of the East Africa MANCO team , contributing to strategic planning and execution across the region.
- Partner with the General Manager and senior leadership team to drive achievement of overall corporate and regional objectives.
Financial Management & Reporting
- Take full ownership of the monthly financial close and reporting process for the East African business units.
• Deliver accurate and timely monthly reporting packs to the Regional Finance Director and FP&A teams. Commercial Finance & Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted finance business partner to the local Executive and leadership teams.
• Conduct regular business reviews with functional and operational leaders. Cash, Working Capital & Capital Management
- Lead cash management activities and monitor the overall regional cash position.
• Drive working capital optimisation and cash-generation initiatives. Tax, Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Maintain a robust financial control environment in line with corporate policies and recognised accounting principles.
• Act as a key finance contact for TRA and KRA audits, submissions and dispute resolutions. Finance Transformation & Technology
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the regional finance function.
• Ensure financial systems and ERP platforms provide accurate and effective visibility for decision-making. Leadership & People Development
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