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    Finance Business Partner Analyst East and Southern Africa - Nairobi, Kenya - Syngenta Kenya

    Syngenta Kenya
    Syngenta Kenya Nairobi, Kenya

    2 days ago

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    ABOUT THE COMPANY

    Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities.

    JOB SUMMARY

    Role Purpose Performing Financial Planning & Analysis activities for Business Area East and Southern Africa.Be a trusted partner to the CP Commercial Finance Lead EASA and Finance BP EASA to provide insightful analysis and recommendations on the respective financials.Driving improvements and technology adaptations in Financial Planning & Analysis processes and contribution to regional Continuous Improvement agenda.QualificationsKnowledge, Experience & CapabilitiesCritical KnowledgeBachelor/Master/Business School in Economics or Finance.Understanding of IFRS accounting, budgeting, forecasting and planning processes.Excel & SAP knowledge are a must, business intelligence systems an advantage.Understanding of Syngenta business, processes and industry drivers.Critical Experience2+ years in Finance and Controlling is a must.Critical technical, professional and personal capabilitiesAnalytical skills.Financial and accounting acumen.Communication and presentation skills.English is a must, other languages are a plus.Ability to prioritise, especially to work under pressure and tight deadlines.Ability to work independently as well as within (cross-) functional teams.High focus and energy, with a pragmatic mindset and solution-oriented approach.Critical success factors & key challengesAbility to apply professional knowledge of accounting and financial reporting in supporting the businessAbility to handle multiple stakeholders, priorities and deadlinesWorking in virtual teamsSound professional judgement and effective influencing skills

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    How:Be a trusted finance business partner, supporting all activities in scope, on recurring and ad hoc finance topics.Seamless engaging and interacting with finance communities and stakeholders.Add value to organization through providing business insight, understanding the numbers and challenging the status quo.Provide finance skillset in project / ad hoc assignments.Build relationships across multiple finance functional teams to share and align best practices.Develop understanding of Syngenta's business and interaction between the different business units and functional reporting lines.What:Actuals: Month end closing:Analyze monthly sales and function costs, and provide relevant commentaries and insights to finance and business stakeholders.Based on discussions with business stakeholders and in collaboration with Accounting-to-Reporting teams, ensure accruals for sales deductions and function cost are properly reflected in reported monthly results.Participate in month-end closing processes.Financial analysis:Provide timely and insightful financial analysis to support business decisions, understanding business performance on a monthly / annual basis.Leverage technology (SAC) to further develop (SAC stories) and fully utilize available reports to meet the needs of the various business owners, on time, with high quality.Full accountability for the analysis and commentaries to business stakeholders for variance analysis of function cost reports.Master data management:Ensure proper master data maintenance (cost center structure, delegation of authorities, headcount reporting).Budgeting and Rolling Forecast processes:Provide reliable and timely budgets and latest outlooks for P&L in scope.Provide support and guidance to business managers and function cost owners on achieving budget targets.Participate in strategic business planning and business processes by preparing financial budgets and rolling forecasts.Business review process:Support the MBR processPrepare and collect insightful commentaries for robust reporting and analysis of variances.Focus on reliable full year outlooks and risk/opportunity assessments.Digital Capabilities:Contribute to development and use of business intelligence tools, data visualization and predictive analysis techniques.

    REQUIRED SKILLS

    Business strategy, Business intelligence, Financial analysis, Accounting IT-systems (use of), Communication

    REQUIRED EDUCATION

    Bachelor's degree

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