BAT
BAT Kenya is looking to fill a key role in their finance department, offering an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in managing financial operations for export markets, contributing to the company’s continued success and growth.
About the Role:
The Assistant Corporate Finance Manager will be responsible for overseeing various aspects of financial management, reporting, and analysis for BAT’s export markets. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, multinational environment and contribute to the company’s strategic financial goals.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Financial Reporting and Analysis:
- – Manage record-to-report responsibilities, including reconciliations, month-end close, statutory and financial reporting, and management reporting.
- – Ensure data integrity across all financial processes.
- – Monitor performance and sensitivities monthly across all financial statement lines, including variance analysis between actuals, budget, forecast, and prior year by market.
- – Prepare annual financial reports in compliance with IFRS and local statutory regulations.
- – Drive Financial Planning & Analysis consolidation for export markets.
2. Financial Accounting:
- – Serve as the primary point of contact for the Finance Shared Services Centre, ensuring service delivery as agreed and championing improvements in finance processes.
- – Provide on-site support to employees regarding invoices, purchase orders, and other ad hoc requests.
- – Manage general ledger and reconciliations, ensuring completeness and accuracy of financial transactions in relevant accounting systems.
3. Cost Control and Analysis:
- – Perform detailed variance analysis to assess the impact of proposed strategies on business results.
- – Provide insights to support informed business decisions and sustainability initiatives.
- – Conduct pre- and post-implementation reviews of major projects, identifying and sharing learning opportunities.
- – Proactively seek and identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities across the organization.
4. Tax Management:
- – Ensure company transactions and dealings align with existing tax laws and regulations for respective countries.
- – Oversee complete, accurate, and timely tax computations and returns, liaising with the Tax Manager and external tax consultants as needed.
- – Support the tax team during audits and resolve issues in consultation with the Tax Manager.
- – Address tax risks to minimize exposure for the company.
5. Business Enablement and Process Improvement:
- – Support commercial functions by providing timely information to improve business efficiencies.
- – Drive a culture of continuous improvement, including the application of analytics, simplification, and automation.
- – Implement control procedures and recommendations from audits to ensure a robust internal control environment.
- – Manage relationships with external collaborators to ensure timely closure of audits.
6. Company Liquidation:
- – Lead cross-functional projects to ensure successful closure of relevant dormant entities in line with statutory requirements.
Requirements:
Education and Qualifications:
- – Professional accountancy qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA)
- – Relevant university degree
- – Sound knowledge of accounting principles and interpretation of local tax laws
Experience:
- – Minimum of 4 years of finance/accounting experience, preferably in a multinational environment
Skills and Competencies:
- – Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- – Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- – Understanding of other business functions and their collaboration with Finance
- – Excellent negotiation, influencing, communication, and presentation skills
- – Experience in analysis, planning, execution, and performance measurements
- – Project management skills
- – Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- – Business English proficiency
Beneficial Skills:
- – Solid understanding of SAP, BPC, and Power BI
Why Join BAT?
BAT is a global leader in the tobacco and nicotine industry, committed to creating A Better Tomorrow. By joining BAT, you’ll become part of a diverse and innovative organization that offers:
- – A global presence with operations in over 180 markets
- – Cutting-edge Tech Hubs driving innovation in 4 strategic locations
- – Recognition as a diversity leader and International Women’s Day Best Practice winner
- – Commitment to sustainability, as evidenced by the Seal Award
BAT fosters an inclusive environment where collaboration, diversity, and teamwork are valued. They believe that bringing together colleagues from different backgrounds is key to their strength and success.
