Finance Manager

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For our client, VISA, a global leader in digital payments technology, we are currently looking for a:

Position: Finance Manager – Maternity Cover

Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast -West & Central Africa Region

Company Description:

Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. This is our global vision and the common purpose that unites the entire Visa team. As a global payments technology company, tech is at the heart of what we do: Our VisaNet network processes over 13,000 transactions per second for people and businesses around the world, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks. We are also global advocates for financial inclusion, working with partners around the world to help those who lack access to financial services join the global economy. Visas sponsorships, including the Olympics and FIFA World Cup, celebrate teamwork, diversity, and excellence throughout the world. If you have a passion to make a difference in the lives of people around the world, Visa offers an uncommon opportunity to build a strong, thriving career. Visa is fuelled by our team of talented employees who continuously raise the bar on delivering the convenience and security of digital currency to people all over the world. Join our team and find out how Visa is everywhere you want to be.

Job Purpose:

The Finance Manager is responsible for the financial health of our operations in the Western & Central Africa cluster, while being based in Abidjan Office. This role involves overseeing financial planning, financial analysis, and reporting, managing financial risks, and financial modelling and reviewing of client deals and business cases. The Finance Manager will report to the WCA Head of Finance to support Central and West Francophone Africa (CWFA) and DRC clusters and Western and Central Africa Region overall business priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Management:

Oversee the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reporting process for the CWFA and DRC clusters.

Manage the budgeting and forecasting process for the CWFA and DRC clusters.

Implement strategies to prevent and resolve bad debts.

Provide in-depth support in the areas of revenue management and investment decision.

Participate in continuous improvement activities to meet or exceed internal customers expectations.

2. Revenue Analytics and Business Partnering:

Lead the analysis of key business drivers for strategic planning, annual budgeting, and quarterly forecasting for the CWFA and DRC clusters.

Actively engage in the modelling and review of client deals, ensuring accuracy and alignment with the company's financial goals and strategies.

Identify and analyze potential opportunities and risks in client deals, providing actionable insights for decision-making.

3. Compliance and Governance:

Ensure deals and approval-to-spend requests are captured, recorded, summarized, and reported in compliance with policies and procedures.

Ensure data integrity and consistency of information as well as organized documentation of all financial assumptions, results and data sources used.

Provide advisory and guidance to business partners on deals structuring, of their approved budgets and forecasts, and their commitment to budget/forecast on a continuous basis.

4. Relationship Management:

Partner with business and regional teams to ensure alignment on financial performance and the drivers of forecasts and results.

Demonstrate strong sense of urgency when preparing and evaluating multiple incentive deals and proactively align priorities with CWFA and DRC Cluster Heads on a weekly basis.

Build and maintain relationships with finance business partners in WCA and CEMEA Hub, to ensure they are aware of the latest deals timelines, risks/opportunities, and how we plan to quickly mitigate or leverage them respectively.

Critical Success Factors in The Role:

The What:

Deliver financial excellence and drive business growth in the Western & Central Africa cluster.

Ensure alignment on financial performance and the drivers of forecasts and results.

Maintain compliance with policies and procedures and reporting requirements.

Build and maintain relationships with finance business partners in WCA and CEMEA.

The How:

Enable each other to success: Work and win together with business stakeholders as partners, removing barriers and empowering teams to maximize the impact of collective resources and capabilities.

Deliver quickly and seamlessly: Plan carefully and execute successfully, to make it easier to get things done.

Act as an owner: Be deeply committed to fostering long-term growth and value. Viewed as a dedicated, resourceful, and proactive contributor, pinpointing issues, opportunities, and solutions.

Listen and learn from business stakeholders: Gain profound insights into her/his stakeholders needs to help them accomplish their objectives.

Qualifications:

Leadership:

7-10 years of work experience and a bachelors degree or 5 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Masters, MBA).

Proactive, high-energy, and motivated team player.

Strong communication skills and creates deep relationships across the business and communicates effectively with executive management.

Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

Able to work cross-functionally, geographically, and with virtual teams while promoting a culture of openness, trust, and flexibility.

Technical:

Degree in Accounting or professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent) is preferred.

Strong FP&A skills: Experience in forecasting based on trends, historical data, current market conditions, and strategic plans. Proficient in developing and managing revenue budgets. Proven ability to analyze financial data and succinctly summarize for non-Finance audience. Experienced in working with financial models.

Expertise in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required and experience in Power BI is desirable. IBM Cognos TM1 and Hyperion experience would be an advantage. Conceptual knowledge of financial databases is beneficial.

Business:

Financial/commercial analysis/FP&A experience from within a large, multi-national, publicly traded corporation.

Outstanding analytical and quantitative skills, able to resolve tough business problems with well-structured analyses.

Must be detail-oriented and possess good prioritization skills to ensure relevancy, accuracy, and quality of output.

Note: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.

Our client offers equal opportunity for everyone, and no person shall be discriminated against on the grounds of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, ethnic background, race, skin color, religion or ideology, political persuasion, social background or marital status.