Africa PS Finance Business Partner at Bayer East Africa

Job Purpose:

• Act as a co-pilot - Principal Finance support and business partner for Africa PS Lead
• Steer financial processes and analytics for Row Crop Seeds across AFR manufacturing sites
• Provide economics and financial analytics to support operational team & management in their decisions
• Act as a coach for the AFR PS finance team – manage AFR PS finance communi

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Drive regional consolidation of KPI’s for Africa
• Deliver financial data driven analysis & simulations monthly, forecasts, budgets and SBP
• Provide cost analysis & explanations to support key business decisions (CAPEX, Crop plan)
• Develop analytical tools used to provide visibility of product supply performance indicators
• Share recommendations to seize opportunities or overcome challenges
• Interact and support key business decisions
• Ensure costing activities are performed in accordance with Group policies Support controllership & drive interactions with both external & internal auditors to ensure full compliance of the sites activities
• In collaboration with the EMEA PS Finance lead and EMEA RC PS Finance BP:
• Develop & steer a community of skilled site controllers and grower accountants
• Discuss, prepare & execute succession planning and individual development plans
• Maintain a working environment that reflects company values (empowerment, collaboration with accountability, inclusion, focus on customer, act learn fast and evolve)
• Ensure efficient work & networking with teams across geography and functions
• Lead continuous improvements Ensure all operations are consistently performed across sites
• Identify & mitigate weaknesses in internal processes
• Drive a culture of compliance within sites where Site Controllers operate
• Maintain training materials to ensure proper on boarding of newcomers
• Leverage & share best practices and knowledge across team

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in finance, controlling or accounting with multiple years of experience (5 years minimum)
• Successful track record on coaching / leading multicultural teams
• Knowledge of financial system (SAP) and expert usage of excel
• Experience in Costing & Manufacturing environment (Agriculture experience is appreciated) / Knowledge of product supply processes
• Ability to navigate trough matrix organization and connect in a broad cross functional / multicultural network
• Strong storytelling capabilities with the ability to connect business dynamics and financials
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluent in English