- Full ownership of monthly reporting pack to regional Finance Director and FP&A team.
- Manage finance teams in both sites (Tanzania and Kenya).
- Prepare in-depth accurate financial analyses under strict deadlines.
- High focus on analytical skills and reporting (bridge/waterfall analyses).
- Partner with local Executive Team to assure achievement of the overall corporate objectives, including analyzing data to initiate improvements and cost savings.
- Conduct business reviews with departments on a regular basis and assist with profit improvement programs.
- Development and implementation of strategic financial strategy with assistance of Regional Finance Director.
- Assist with onboarding new business units in the region (when applicable).
- Continuously assess and update business risk and opportunity matrix.
- Cash management - manage overall capex spend through assessment of investments; and improve working capital. Prepare monthly cashflow analyses to monitor cash resources and ensure sustainable cash position is maintained.
- Tax Compliance – Main point of contact regarding revenue authority audits/submissions. Lead team during TRA and KRA audits and dispute resolutions.
- Lead the monthly forecasting and annual budgeting process.
- Review and advise senior management on business drivers impacting management operating profit. Evaluate and apply Capex effectively for the Region in line with strategic imperatives.
- Asset Productivity: Determine where capital should be applied and pricing set to permit reinvestment; Ensure controls are in place to minimize asset depletion; Ensure integrity exists to carrying value of assets in the balance sheet; Minimize working capital to maximize cash generation and ensure financial information is secure and controlled.
- Quality: Set and monitor KPIs in Finance to measure and improve performance; Benchmark to improve service levels; Provide timely, accurate and efficient deployment of financial information to the business to allow well informed decisions to be made.
- Technology: Deliver seamless integration of financial systems; Review system requirements and adjust according to business needs; ensure ERP systems deliver to enable visibility for decision making; Lead process improvement across the region for Finance.
- Corporate Governance: Ensure all business risks (i.e. internal and external audits) are managed, and controls are in place in line with corporate objectives and recognised accounting principles; determination and execution of financial/business policy.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and policies for the organization.
- People: Develop, retain, assess, train and create succession of talent pool critical to finance function and broader business performance; guide and influence peers and other leadership team members to ensure full disclosure exists before critical decision making.
- Ability to effectively lead and manage appropriately sized finance teams.Â
- Strong understanding of the full business structure and value chain.
 Key Contacts: Internal - Regional Finance Director and General Manager East Africa – business and investment performance, corporate governance, monthly and statutory financial standards, internal controls and audit accountability.
- Africa Exco members: strategy, business reviews, day to day business issues.
- Global/Divisional Finance and FP&A teams: policy, reporting and representation on behalf of the Regional General Manager.
- Regional Operations: Driving for effective working relationships, accuracy and timely delivery of KPI’s. Manage the relationship with the global shared services team.
 External - Legal counsel – pertaining to any matters arising from business activities and audits.
- Statutory audit/tax – Full responsibility for managing annual engagements.
- Secretarial – Engage and maintain relationship with stakeholders to ensure up to date annual filings and compliance with local companies act requirements.
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