Senior Manager, Finance Business Partner, Innovation, Partnerships & Engineering at Stanbic Bank

Strategy

• Drive the analysis, interpretation and futuristic projection of business results to support business in shaping the future.
• Optimise strategic business delivery through the appropriate views and guidance incorporated into quarterly business reviews that drive the appropriate business strategic discussions.
• Understand and contribute to the overall strategies for Finance and the individual financial drivers of Innovation & Engineering, heading the finance capability within this continuum.
• Define and influence cost control strategies and measures within Innovation and Engineering.
• Influence strategic planning, through the financial planning, to enable rapid decision making within Innovation and Engineering.
• Drive and deliver scorecards that are agile to support the Innovation and Engineering strategic performance.
• Articulate the Innovation and Engineering strategy into financial forecasts and outlooks, to develop a map of where the business is going.
• Accountable to facilitate scenario planning with the objective of achieving the Innovation and Engineering strategic outcomes.
• Shape and influence the implementation of strategic and special projects in Innovation and Engineering.

Technology & Architecture

• Develop and drive a proactive finance transformation journey that embraces finance of the future, changing technology and new innovative technology and drivers.
• Partner with the Head of Innovation and Head of Engineering in pivoting towards a platform organisation (ecosystem driver) to achieve business aspirations.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Type of Qualification Field of Study
• First Degree Finance and Accounting
• Post Graduate Degree Finance and Accounting
• Other Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships
• CPA (K) Finalist or equivalent

Experience

• 3-4 years experience in managing a finance function across multiple Geographies, across Africa continent is preferable.
• At least 7 years' experience in financial services. Previous experience in heading up a finance team and delivering key MIS to business unit.
• Management Accounting reporting experience with understanding of finance regulatory frameworks.
• Broad understanding of a business environment. Knowledge of financial analysis techniques. Construct and interpret financial statements. Literacy in well-known finance applications.