M-Pesa Africa – Finance Business Partner

 Safaricom: M-Pesa Africa – Finance Business Partner 

Deadline: June 27, 2022 

Job Description

M-Pesa Africa – Finance Business Partner - (22000346)

DESCRIPTION

We are pleased to announce the subject career opportunity within Finance (M-Pesa Africa) reporting to the Finance Director.

Role Description

M-Pesa, is a pioneering fintech business and global market leader in mobile money. From starting in 2007 as a convenient means by which the unbanked and underbanked can make digital payments, M-Pesa has now grown to offer >50 million active customers financial services, enterprise, merchant and retail solutions. We are proud of our work in enabling the digital economy in our markets, and in driving financial inclusion.

M-Pesa Africa is now making strides to deepen and strengthen its offering to consumers and businesses in our operating countries, making it easier for them to manage their money and get more from their limited resources.

As a Finance Business Partner, you will work alongside Agile Release Trains and the value streams they support, helping to build relationships and communicate insightful financial information which can be translated into effective commercial strategy. This role goes beyond a traditional ‘back office’ accounting position as you will be the link between finance and our Lean Portfolio Management team, acting as a trusted advisor by providing valuable analysis and insights to influence MPA’s decision-making process.

Key Role Responsibilities

To provide strategic financial analysis and advice to our Executive Team and Value Stream Leads, supporting and contributing to their overall strategic effectiveness

Act as a financial advisor, offering general support to commercial decision makers and Product Management

To provide expert support and accurate financial information to Leadership to enable them to manage their budgets effectively

Building and maintaining strong relationships with the Leadership Team

Supporting the development and implementation of financial best practices in line with Lean-Agile principles

Ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures

Implementing changes to ensure that key targets are met

Assisting in the preparation of the operating budget

Provision of investment guardrails to support the budgeting and decision-making process

Support and help facilitate empowered investment decisions through the Participatory Budgeting process

Support Lean Portfolio Management by aligning funding to value streams

Provide an empowered environment where financial decisions can be delegated to Value Streams and Shared Services

Participate and contribute to Lean Portfolio Management events such as Portfolio Sync and Strategic Portfolio Reviews to support decision making

Support the correct classification of Capex / Opex in line with regulation and provide appropriate reporting

Assist with financial forecasting for each Value Stream and understand the true cost of initiatives

Support the Lean Start-up cycle and innovation, by funding Minimum Viable Products and assessing the true cost / benefit analysis to support better stop, pivot or persevere decisions

Provide ongoing to financial assurance to Procurement with regards to Supplier Management

Support the automation and preparation of management reports through tools, such as Jira, to make information more transparent

QUALIFICATIONS

Apply if you have:

Part qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA or CIMA)

Agile Experience – minimum 3 years

Contagious passion for, and commitment to, driving mobile money growth and innovation

Communication and relationship management experience to executive level – 3 years

We are happy if you have:

Mobile Payment or Financial Payment Services Experience – 2 years

Relevant certified SAFe qualification, for example, SAFe Lean Portfolio Management

Knowledge and understanding of Jira

What you can expect from us:

We believe in a fair and robust interview process

We have a robust flexible total reward scheme

Dedicated support and mentoring/coaching

Opportunity to develop and progress – plus a solid dedication to work-life integration. It all means you’ll have everything you need to advance your career and achieve your full potential.

Note to Applicants

As part of our recruitment process, we will request the below documentation which will be required as soft copies at a later stage of the process.

An updated CV with a confirmation of three referees- 2 must be professional and must have supervised you at some point, the other referee can be a colleague in the same professional field. If the referees are within the same organization that you are working with, you will need to confirm to us that it’s okay to contact them in writing (via email). This also includes all references within the Human Resources department.

Scanned copy of certificate of good conduct from the CID (Less than 1 year old) - Applicable to Kenyans Only

Scanned copy of certificate from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) – Applicable to Kenyans Only

Scanned copy of University Certificate

Scanned copy of your National ID / Passport-Legal Form of Identification

How to Apply

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the recruitment portal and then Click on the apply button. Remember to attach your updated resume.

Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

PRIMARY LOCATION: Kenya

JOB: Administrator

ORGANIZATION: Safaricom

SCHEDULE: Regular

SHIFT: Standard

JOB TYPE: Full-time

 Day Job

JOB POSTING: Jun 13, 2022, 1:45:23 PM

Apply here: https://safaricom.taleo.net/.../saf.../jobdetail.ftl