Finance Manager - SCA

About the Role

Reporting to the Group CFO (AGL) & SCA Management, the Finance Manager will act as a key business partner to management, contributing directly to decision-making, performance optimization, and value creation across the alliance to support the growth of Supply Chain Alliance (SCA).

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Finance Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to SCA leadership on financial performance, profitability, and risk.
• Support commercial teams in structuring trade deals, evaluating margins and risk/return profiles, optimizing pricing and working capital.
• Provide financial insights to support strategic expansion across Africa.
• Contribute to investment cases, business plans, and Board-level reporting.

Trade Finance & Risk Management

• Oversee end-to-end trade finance processes including Letters of Credit (LCs), guarantees, documentary collections, and structured trade finance solutions.
• Monitor and manage FX exposure, commodity price exposure, and counterparty risk.
• Ensure robust hedging strategies and risk mitigation frameworks.
• Liaise with banks and financial institutions on funding structures.

Treasury & Working Capital Optimization

• Manage cash flow across complex trade cycles (origin → warehouse → client).
• Optimize inventory financing, receivables and payables, and liquidity across multiple jurisdictions.
• Drive efficient use of equity and debt financing.
• Support funding strategies aligned with business growth.

Financial Planning, Analysis & Performance Management

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
• Develop advanced profitability analysis (by country, product, client) and margin tracking for VMI/PMI models.
• Track KPIs linked to volumes, pricing, logistics costs, and working capital.
• Provide clear, actionable reporting to senior stakeholders.

Accounting, Reporting & Governance

• Oversee full accounting cycle: revenue recognition (including commodities/trade specifics), cost accounting, intercompany flows (CZ / AGL / SCA), reconciliations, and closing processes.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS / local GAAP, tax, and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Produce high-quality monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

Internal Controls & Compliance Framework

• Build and implement robust internal control environment suited to a scale-up.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, banking covenants, and trade finance regulations.
• Manage audit processes (internal and external).
• Establish governance aligned with both CZ and AGL standards.

Process Building & Scalability

• Design and implement scalable financial processes for a growing multi-country operation.
• Improve systems, tools, and reporting automation.
• Support ERP / finance system enhancements where required.
• Ensure process standardization and efficiency across geographies.

Leadership & Team Development

• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team.

Profile & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or economics - Master's degree/MBA preferred.
• Professional certification is advantageous.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years' experience in senior finance or accounting roles, preferably in banking, trade finance, or corporate finance.
• Strong knowledge of trade finance instruments, corporate accounting, and tax regulations.
• Proficiency in accounting and financial software and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical, strategic planning, leadership, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of foreign exchange, commodity pricing, and cross-border regulations is advantageous.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong Knowledge of: Trade finance instruments, IFRS and financial reporting, treasury and cash management, cross-border taxation, and regulatory environments.
• Good Understanding of: FX markets and hedging, commodity trading mechanics, and supply chain financing.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP/reporting tools.
• Soft Skills: Strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen, ability to balance risk and growth, strong decision-making and problem-solving capability, excellent stakeholder management, entrepreneurial mindset, highly driven, results-oriented, and resilient.