Assistant Commercial Finance Manager

Your key responsibilities will include:

Revenue and Brands:

• Prepare Business Cases for new product launches, brand migrations & geographic expansion plans; 
• Assist with the monthly revenue forecasting cycle and provide detailed analysis of course of changes vs previous forecasts and previous periods.
• Perform Post Implementation Reviews of marketing spend/investments against the pre-approved Business Cases to ensure that the spend/investment generated the intended value and was within budget.Preparing also reports and presentations to leadership teams on revenue performance vs forecast and vs previous periods, highlighting key commercial drivers.
• Prepare brand profitability statements/Aide Mémoire for all markets & products for reference by the Marketing and Finance teams when working out estimated financial impacts of various decisions such as volume, mix and phasing changes.
• Support with Brand Expenditure forecasting and spend tracking against approved Business Cases, Cycle Plans, and budgets to identify potential opportunities or risks.

Categories growth & profitability:

• Support in driving growth of ESA’ New Categories business and development/modelling of 5-year financial forecasts.
• Support with ensuring New Categories marketing spend effectiveness (both OPEX & CAPEX) to generate maximum return on investment.

Audit:

• Coordinate and facilitate various internal and external audits for Kenya & ESA Revenue as and when they fall due, including internal compliance reviews.
• Provide relevant information requested by the auditors in timely fashion, address any queries that come up and raise issues that may arise from the audit for quick resolution.

What are we looking for?

Crucial

Experience Required

• Minimum of 4 years Finance/Accounting experience in a multinational Finance environment

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

• Rational decision making, analytical and systematic problem-solving skills with an eye for details is crucial.
• Ability to work under pressure and keep to tight deadlines.
• Understanding and awareness of other business functions and their connect with Finance
• Experience dealing with Management Teams, plus experience in analysis & planning and execution, performance measurements, project evaluation and finance skill.
• Excellent digital literacy (Excel and Power Point)
• Business English proficiency

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required

• Professional accountancy qualification (such as ACCA, CPA), a relevant university degree and sound knowledge of accounting principles & interpretation of local tax laws