Finance Business Partner

Job Title

Finance Business Partner

Date

November 2026

Department

Finance

Location/s

Nairobi

Reports To

Regional Director Head

Functional Owner

Purpose of the position

The mission of Finance is articulated around 3 functional areas

1) Protect the business assets

2) Fuel the business with timely & accurate insight & analytics and

3) Co-drive a sustainable business growth & expansion.

Core mission as Finance Business Partner is to co-drive with the General Manager the Business Unit financial performance and business growth, representing finance inside the Business unit, actively contributing as a member of the unit leadership team, helping them understanding, controlling and improving their Business, by bringing insight to decision-making, improving visibility on the cost drivers, adding financial acumen into the strategic initiatives as well the day to day activities.

This position will report Directly to Head of Finance IMEA and dotted line to the Africa General Manager.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Business Partnering– Strategically partner with the regional General Manager and Unit Leadership Team (a) in achieving financial targets & driving profitable growth through in-depth analyses, sharing of key financial insights (standard and ad-hoc reporting) and (b) in taking day to day and strategic business financial decisions.

From Insight to Action– Building & sharing the story behind the numbers, propose recommendations, align corrective actions with GM and Unit Leadership Team and co-drive the execution.

Financial planning– Includes forecasting, estimates and supporting the strategic direction for the unit and developing these into short (Forecast), medium (Budget) and long-term plans (LRP). Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with regional requirements. Support both the Corporate and Business teams with internal control processes specific to the Operations function.

Process Improvement– Be source of proposals regarding existing processes improvement and simplification in alignment with Controlling department.

Collaboration: Provide support and guidance to the manufacturing and supply chain operations. Foster a culture of collaboration, development and high performance.

Operating Budget

Revenue & Operating Budget.

Staff Size

N/A

Working Relationships

Functional relation with: Sales, GM, R&D, Supply Chain.

Knowledge and/or Experience Requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting. Preferred master's degree in finance or accounting.

Experience

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5-7 years' experience in accounting / finance roles within the manufacturing environment. Previous controlling and/or financial management role is mandatory. Experience in a Big 4 experience would be an advantage.

Language

English. Any other local language is a plus

Skills & Capabilities

Accounting Experience - hands-on, operationally oriented finance executive with a proven track record in food manufacturing-based environments.

Functional Expertise - This individual should possess excellent financial skills, with the ability to detect trends from financial statements and provide analysis to company managers to improve their decision-making ability.

Systems Experience - Expert level skills with MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint. Additional ability to navigate and extract data from ERP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics), data warehouses, and BI reporting.

Competency Framework

Functional Knowledge

Actively contribute as a member of the Unit leadership team to achieving the Unit's objectives.

In collaboration with FP&A team, build, share and explain 'the' story behind the numbers (P&L, WC, manufacturing cost, top lines and pricing evolution...)

Provide the business unit GM and Regional Finance Head recommendations to improve the business performance and co-drive the actions with the different stakeholders.

Provide local financial leadership, balance growth opportunities with risk and be an objective member of the decision-making process.

Analysis of actual results vs. budget or forecast and presenting results, Identifying, recommending or supporting cost savings and/or performance improvement initiatives.

Business Expertise

Demonstrates knowledge of market, customers, and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.

Leadership

Develops and cares about associates, builds effective teams, helps people be their best, values and manages diversity, provides candid and constructive feedback

Problem Solving

Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data as well as works well in group problem solving situations.

Impact

This individual should possess excellent financial skills, with the ability to detect trends from financial statements and provide analysis to company managers to improve their decision-making ability.

Interpersonal Skills

The ability to establish relationships based on trust at all levels of the organization; kind and empathetic, approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; listens to others; remains open to others' ideas.