About the Role
- You will line manage Regional Financial Managers, to ensure
high quality, disciplined and supportive financial structure is in place
to support all programmes under MSI Africa. You will also be responsible
for managing the Regional Finance Teams and coordinating with the Senior
Africa, Director and Africa, Director Deputy to ensure strong financial
oversight of country programmes. Moreover, you will develop and implement
the necessary strategy to ensure standardization, simplification and
compliance across MSI Africa operations.
- Working closely with the MSI Senior Director, Africa you will
have significant internal and external facing responsibilities ranging
from ensuring compliance with MSI’s financial internal standards to
representing MSI financial systems vis-a-via donors and strategic
stakeholders.
About You
- We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds
and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on
delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities
employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where
everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must
be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed
to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and
clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead,
motivate and guide finance leadership across the continent and in regional
support structure.
- SUN accounts (ideally), Vision XL and Excel skills
- Highly motivated with the ability to motivate and develop the
skills of the team and inspire individuals and teams through situational
leadership and by providing clear direction
To perform this role, it is essential that you have
the following experience:
- 5 – 10 years proven experience of financial leadership within
a complex, multi-regional business
- Experience of developing and successfully implementing
different financial strategies, with demonstrable push to implement a
standardization and simplification across a complex business.
- Experience of communicating a range of complex issues with the
ability to convey an inspiring vision.
- An understanding of major policies/ issues that arise when
implementing in Africa, strong knowledge of good business practices
- An international mind-set, with an understanding of social
businesses, together with an appreciation for cultural differences
- Experience in working with social business preferably in a
developing country.
- Experience in producing, delivering and presenting meaningful
financial analysis and recommend appropriate actions to enhance
organizational performance
- Experience in initiating, developing and maintaining
relationships with their staff, peers and external stakeholders at a
senior level
- Knowledge and experience of the region
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively both orally
and in writing, including with people who do not have a background in
finance
Formal education/qualification
- Qualified accountant
- Degree-educated or equivalent
- Relevant post-graduate qualification e.g. MBA, MSc, MA
(desirable)
- Knowledge of English (Required)
- French language knowledge preferred but not essential
Personal Attributes:
- We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s
mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator,
self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change
in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an
individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and
across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
For this role, we’re looking for an individual who
is:
- Energetic, driven and an unwavering commitment for MSI’s
mission, with the ability to push boundaries, and make tough decisions and
challenge others in line with our mission
- Passionate about system and process improvements to
consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting the clients at the
centre of everything, and ensuring we deliver high quality, high impact
services that meet their individual needs
- Able to work as part of a team, providing support and
flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and
respect for all people and cultures
- Commercially minded, understands the levers for profitability
for success within the marketplace. Focuses on results, ensuring long term
sustainability and increased impact
- Takes accountability for the decisions made and the behaviours
demonstrated
- Aware of the emerging developments within our sector, with the
ability to focus and articulate a vision of the future which inspires and
excites others, while understanding the detail and looking for the
evidence
- Highest levels of integrity, and a strong ethical sense
- Able to travel throughout Africa and international
How To Apply
