Finance Manager Operations Trainer/Coach

This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the successful candidate will report to the Regional Finance Director, East Africa.
The purpose of the role is to provide financial and strategic support to the Regional Leadership Team and across multiple areas including preparing presentations, margin / scenario / sensitivity analysis.
Provide industry and peer group comparisons, economic insights, new business opportunities and other projects.
Finance Manager Job Responsibilities
Review statutory financial statements prepared by each country for compliance with IFRS & accounting policies and to ensure consistency of disclosure,
Manage the East Africa reporting cycles & drive Reporting efficiencies to ensure that all deadlines set by the Naspers group reporting team including sign off per reporting requirements from Corporate & statutory requirements are met for all the East Africa Markets.
Manage business planning processes together with the East Africa Finance Managers, MDs, Regional Finance Director & the Regional Director
Preparation & compilation of the East Africa monthly management pack for presentation to Exco in conjunction with the Finance Managers (Bring together financial and operational data to provide meaningful insights)
Meet all deadlines set by the Naspers group reporting team ensuring that all reporting has been signed off per reporting requirements from Corporate & statutory requirements
Analyze and report monthly on the rolling 24 month forecast by preparing a detailed commentary for submission to RFD
Develop and manage strategic financial models to assist management in identifying, justifying investment initiatives or performance improvement initiatives including performing risk and business assessment of potential business deals from a financial and strategic position
Review product margin information to ensure it is kept accurate, up to date and includes additional insights whereby margins become the cornerstone of operational decision-making
Develop and manage a “reinvestment rate” model to assess the historic, current and future operational and financial performance of each of the major operating entities
Assist the finance teams In East Africa with implementation of key strategic initiatives
Build and develop relationships with key stakeholders across the company’s operating footprint, and to play an integral supportive role to the key stakeholders and Executives
Provide key input to the company’s short, medium and long term strategy & Assist in preparing defined short and medium term plans and to ensure that all initiatives are aligned and prioritized
Support all relevant stakeholders relating to any key projects
Qualifications for the Finance Manager Job
A bachelor’s degree in finance or other related field.
CPA K qualified/Part Qualified
8 years relevant experience,
Thorough knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Sound knowledge of budgeting & reporting processes
Experience working in multinational listed group would be advantageous
Highly numerate with a professional understanding of critical ratio’s, income statement, cashflow and balance sheet structure.
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