Your mission at Sistema.bio:

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) provides a strategic financial partnership to the business. The role leads cross-functional efforts to generate forward-looking, actionable insights that drive strategic value and inform key business decisions across the organisation.

You’ll be in charge of:

Financial Reporting and Performance Analysis

• Preparing and analysing monthly management accounts, providing clear insights to support leadership decision-making.
• Preparing and sharing Africa P&L and country-level management reports with the Africa leadership team by the 10th calendar day of each month (Leadership Data Book).
• Preparing and presenting performance insights and commentary in slide format for leadership review by the 10th calendar day of each month.
• Sharing revenue reports with the global finance team by the 5th calendar day of each month.
• Submitting monthly financials and other required reports to the global finance team within agreed timelines.
• Sharing the complete monthly credit portfolio report by the 5th calendar day of each month.
• Delivering operations reports and analytics by the 10th of the following month.
• Preparing and sharing departmental cost analysis and variance reports with respective Heads of Department.

Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reviews

• Coordinating quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring delivery on time with less than 5 percent deviation.
• Leading the annual budgeting cycle, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.
• Facilitating weekly and monthly results review meetings, highlighting risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.

Process Improvement and Systems Optimisation

• Driving continuous improvement of finance processes through the adoption and optimisation of financial systems such as Planful and Odoo.
• Regularly review and update finance policies to ensure relevance, compliance, and efficiency.
• Partnering with other departments to improve cost discipline, operational efficiency, and robust cost management practices.
• Strengthening internal controls and supporting audits where required.
• Supporting historical reconciliations, particularly around payments, and improve underlying processes to prevent recurrence.

Decision Support and Business Partnering

• Developing and maintaining financial models to support pricing decisions, business development initiatives, and commercial viability assessments.
• Providing ad hoc financial analysis and decision support to leadership and cross-functional teams as needed.

More about YOU:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related business field.
• A recognised professional qualification is required (CPA, ACCA, CFA, or CCP).
• At least three years of relevant experience in financial planning, analysis, or a similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office applications.
• Good working knowledge of Salesforce as a CRM.
• Good working knowledge of Odoo ERP and financial consolidation tools.
• Strong time management and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• High ethical standards, strong accountability, and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and manage or influence teams across functions.