Business Controller at Damco Logistics Kenya Ltd

Key Responsibilities

• Drive and further develop the data transparency required for the CSO to perform up to company standards
• Own and deliver on RICC from an operational view point
• Actively participate in the BCO community
• Developing standardised reports through synergizing information from different sources.
• Gathering and distributing Financial and Operations reports.
• Developing new tools and ways to look at data to enable more effective and responsive management.
• Manage Kewill access as the SME for Kewill
• Identifying areas of opportunity through data analysis.
• Identifying root problems and proposing solutions with particular customers, products, or corridors through analysing data.
• Identifying and solutions for financial gaps in operations reporting.
• Identifying risks and opportunities through trend analysis in Commercial and operations.
• Developing tools to help country level managers better synergize information and making it useful to managers daily and weekly operations.
• Research, recommend, Train and Implement a BI tool for ESAF
• Attend ALT meetings as needed to inform ALT on Financial and Data matters.
• Support regional and global requests for information

Who we are looking for

• Exceptional Analytical and problem solving skills
• Understanding of operations, sales.
• Deep financial knowledge
• Exceptional knowledge of DAMCO process, products and ways of working
• Excellent communicator at all levels of organisation
• Excellent understanding of systems and data management
• Good experience with stakeholder management
• Self driven to find improvement opportunities and drive change
• A dynamic, action oriented and result driven person with ability to influence people
• Fluency in verbal /written English is mandatory; Fluency in at least one East African Language

We Offer

A Visible Role Where You Will Be Responsible For

• Developing, running and managing multiple types of reporting functions through a variety of systems.
• Focus on developing reports/programs that meet the needs of a diverse user group and work with Operations, Sales, Finance and other areas within DAMCO ESAF and Region.
• Provide support for Managers and ALT who have reporting needs. Ultimately deliver cost saving and CM1 growth insights to the business.

In return, you will gain valuable experience in long-term strategy planning and execution, negotiation, and play a pivotal role in setting the future direction of Damco EAF.