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Financial Planning and Analysis Lead – East Africa Cluster
Role Purpose
To support the Regional Head Financial Planning and Analysis in providing professional guidance in Financial Planning and Analysis, supporting country and cluster Business Development Managers and providing assurance on the underlying business financial performance.
The post holder will be in charge of analysing and interpreting long – and short – term financial and operational plans through management reporting, analysis and interpretation of financial trends, impact assessment and timely advising of business leaders in conjunction with the Regional Head in order to enable informed decisions.
Main opportunities and challenges for this role:
Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:
Accountable for the analysis and interpretation of long-term financial and operational plans for Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, being countries within the East Africa cluster, including all SBUs through management reporting, analysis and interpretation of financial trends:
Role specific knowledge and experience:
The ideal candidate should be skilled in Financial Planning and Management Accounting and also in the following areas:
Further Information
Pay band: 7
Contract type: Fixed Term- Indefinite
Alternative locations the role could be based: Flexible (within SSA)
Department: Finance
Essential Requirements–
The successful candidate will need to possess the following requirements:
Desirable requirements
Experience working with SAP
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