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profile Job Location:

Nairobi - Kenya

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 6 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

1. Team Management & Organization

  • Manage the R2P team across countries supported by the Finance Shared Service Centre including performance supervision feedback and development.
  • Organize regular meetings with both the team and Local Finance to ensure alignment and performance follow-up.
  • Organize regular team meetings with R2P team in FSSC.
  • Support knowledge management through documentation training and backup planning.
  • Lead and manage R2P Junior Managers and Team Leads ensuring effective process execution.
  • Manage HR related tasks within R2P team.
  • Represent R2P team on cross function and finance meetings and forums.
  • Handle ad hoc tasks assigned by senior management.

2. Process Performance & Optimization

  • Monitor R2P process (Master Data Management Transactional Purchasing Invoice Processing Travel & Expenses Payments) performance against SLAs and KPIs and take ownership of accurate compliant service delivery.
  • Lead process transitions and drive continuous improvement through innovation and automation (e.g. OCR).
  • Maintain formal process documentation and define department goals aligned with company strategy.

3. Compliance Risk & Control

  • Ensure compliance with policies procedures internal controls and audit requirements.
  • Identify assess and mitigate operational and compliance risks; report breaches and manage incident logs.
  • Support enhancements in controls and risk management through process improvement initiatives.
  • Manage data driven process improvement and ability to quantify impact of changes including required investments

4. Stakeholder Relationship & Communication

  • Build strong relationships with key stakeholders (Local Finance teams Procurement Controlling Internal/External Auditors) to resolve issues and monitor performance.
  • Secure customer experience in line with best industry practice and benchmarks
  • Manage and proactively address escalations at all levels and ensure effective communication across teams and business functions.
  • 5. Financial Operations & Reporting

  • Manage month-end closing activities and provide financial reports to management.
  • Oversee balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Lead local projects and participate in global projects and initiatives.
  • Any other duties assigned to you from time to time by Management. 

Qualifications :

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  • Bachelor or University degree in Finance/Accounting.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in a management role including staff management.
  • Experience in managing a team of minimum 10 staff members
  • Experience with change management as well as working in a multicultural and international environment.
  • Understanding of relevant regional accounting practices and the regulatory environment
  • Experience in continuous improvement initiatives root cause analysis and project management
  • Genuine interest in business process standardization
  • Customer orientation and intercultural competence
  • Team player
  • Drive for results and demonstrate a decisive coaching leadership style
  • Willingness and ability to travel including international trips (25%)
  • Knowledge of Oracle E Business Suite is a plus.

Required Skills

  • Ability to coach and develop your team
  • Translates strategy into actions
  • Develop self and others
  • Embraces change
  • Able to create a positive learning and collaborative working environment
  • Able to create a problem solving culture
  • Highly independent and systematic approach to work
  • Proven ability to build networks and manage relationships
  • Fluent English is a must with good listening speaking and comprehension skills (other languages is a plus)
  • Analytical and organizational skills
  • Good communication interpersonal and coaching skills

Additional Information :

Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications and experience should apply online through this link or send their application letter and CV by 6th February 2026 clearly stating the role title on the subject line. Please note SGS does not solicit for funds for any of its vacancies.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time

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