Finance Business Partner at Jumia Nigeria

Employment Nigeria 20-Jul-2018 LAGOS , Accounting

Jumia Group is a leading global incubator of start-ups. We started operating in Africa in 2012 and since then have launched multiple successful companies, such as Jumia, Jumia Market, Jumia Travel, Jumia Food, Jumia Deals, Jumia House, Jumia Jobs, Jumia Car, Jumia Services.

We are currently looking for talented people to join our team and embark on an exciting journey in the core of business development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

You will apply a Finance lens and deep understanding of business issues and priorities to form a consolidated view of Jumia Services [Supply Chain Business] performance.
The role supports the business by translating this view of performance to provide insights for decision making and ensuring financial implications are integrated into strategic plans and also help drive performance improvements whilst maintaining an independent Finance appropriate decision making.

In particular you will:

Partners with the business stakeholders to analyse financial performance and articulate the underlying delivery of actuals vs. latest forecasts on a monthly and provide recommendations and interventions to drive improved performance.
Timely processing & update of supply chain costs. Prepare activity/ rate calculation for supply indirect, warehousing and freight
Analyze and report all variances impacting supply chain profitability
Review the transfer pricing/ costs charges by concerns & 3rd party suppliers
Monitor & report slow moving and obsolescent stocks
Co-ordinate & forecast key supply chain cost drivers that impact the financial catch-up
Provide accurate and timely costing information and analysis to drive budget tracking & costs control
Assist CFO to manage annual budgeting of SC components including supply indirect
Provide finance business partnering to the supply chain team (make, source, plan & deliver)
Develop savings & profit targets/ KPIs in line with business objectives and action standards
Provide financial input into supply chain projects
Identify key areas of opportunities and improvement gaps

Professional Skills & Qualifications

Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics or similar
At least 6+ years experience of related commercial finance and FP&A work experience preferable in a FMCG company
Finance Business Partnering experience will be an added advantage.
Experience in Supply Chain Accounting and Controls.
Experience in annual strategic plan and business planning.
Well versed dealing with similar stakeholders from Operations/Supply Chain/Buying.
Strong Data & Analytics experience - Advanced Excel, VBA/SQL skills required
Experience with the identification of risks and opportunities in the PnL.

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Finance Business Partner at Jumia Nigeria

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