Finance BP -East Africa & SSA Credit Lead at Bayer East Africa

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Finance Business Partner – East Africa

• Act as the Finance Business Partner to the East Africa leadership team, supporting commercial strategy, financial planning, and performance steering.
• Provide forward-looking insights on business performance, market dynamics, and strategic initiatives.

Financial Performance Management

• Lead financial planning and forecasting processes including sales, margins, cost, and resource planning.
• Monitor financial performance and provide analysis on key drivers including volume, price, currency, and channel performance.

Strategic Business Insight

• Act as a sparring partner to the business, providing financial insights, benchmarking, and scenario analysis to support decision making
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and support mitigation actions when required.

SSA Credit Governance

• Lead the development and implementation of consistent credit management frameworks across SSA.
• Partner with the Finance Business Partners of Southern and West-Central Africa to ensure disciplined receivables management and credit risk governance across markets.
• Support sustainable distributor credit structures aligned with the growth ambitions of the Seeds and Crop Protection businesses. 

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or Business (MBA, CPA/ACCA or equivalent preferred).
• Proven experience in finance partnering roles within product-based, working-capital-intensive businesses.
• Demonstrated experience managing receivables or credit governance in high-growth environments.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate financial insights into business decisions.
• High integrity and ability to operate effectively in fast-scaling and ambiguous environments.
• Proficiency in financial systems (e.g SAP, Excel); experience with credit management tools an advantage.
• Fluency in English.