Regional Finance Director - Sub Saharan Africa

The British Council in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has an exciting Regional Finance Director vacancy. This role is ideal for a qualified accountant or equivalent with proven experience of successfully managing and delivering within a global organisation.

The role location is flexible with preferred location Nairobi, Kenya. Flexible locations include Johannesburg, South Africa or Lagos, Nigeria.

The Role: 

Regional Finance Director SSA   

The Regional Finance Director will have responsibility for all aspects of strategic and operational finance across the region, acting as the principal finance business partner to the Regional Director and Regional Management Team. S/he will be responsible for ensuring the regional finance strategy is rolled out as part of the global plan, and that it delivers sustainable regional growth through new business operating models, as well as conforming to our financial control environment and CFO standards and objectives, including the broader corporate objectives.

The post holder will be a key member of the Regional Executive team and work collaboratively with the UK Senior Finance Team, actively contributing to the design and implementation of the global finance strategy. The person will head and mentor the wider finance community across the region.

S/he will need to be comfortable with a highly visible senior role, during a period of significant organisational change. S/he will have a broad base of finance experience and have previously led multi-location finance teams in an international setting. Beyond the finance and technical elements of the job, strong people management capability to set direction, lead, manage and coach the regional finance community across the region, are key to success.

The post holder must also display an understanding of the organisation’s aims and the ability to connect and forge strong relationships with operational colleagues.

Role Requirements:

• Qualified accountant or equivalent with proven experience of successfully managing and delivering across several countries within a global organisation  
• Change management roll out and experience
• Commercial experience including analysis of business operations, investment appraisal feasibility analysis
• Demonstrable experience of managing the performance and development of finance teams, including leading in a matrix structure and a geographically dispersed team
• Management of government funded projects advantageous