Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance.

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Business Manager, Finance

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Finance / Accounting / Audit

Key Accountabilities.

Responsible for the conduct and occurrence of monthly team leads meetings and overall team quarterly townhalls; ensure follow up and conclusive resolution of arising action items thereof.

Utilize business partnering insights to constantly inform Finance strategy and continuously improve service delivery.

Coordinate leave forecasts with Finance team leaders.

Provide support to the Chief Finance Officer in gathering information and formulating strategic plans.

Support all Finance committed initiatives and ensure they drive continuous business growth opportunities by tracking value delivered/ anticipated and reporting to the Chief Finance Officer.

Act as a bridge for colleagues and team leaders contact with the Chief Finance Officer.

Effectively manage customer complaints coming into the Chief Finance Officer and ensuring root cause analysis is concluded before resolution communication is done to the customer.

Organize and coordinate business and colleague engagements managed out of the Chief Finance office.

Improve the feel of the Chief Finance Officer by maintaining relationships with all stakeholders.

Undertake a wide variety of administrative duties, e.g., prioritising valid payments that require Chief Finance Officer attention.

Ensure alignment to relevant statutory and legislative frameworks in Finance partnerships and programs.

Work with colleagues to achieve excellent service by providing regular feedback on issues and recommending quick and practical solutions to issues found during programs executions.

In liaison with other business units, drive initiatives that help colleagues in other areas of the bank understand Finance programs.

Qualifications

Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business qualifications

• Responsible for the conduct and occurrence of monthly team leads meetings and overall team quarterly townhalls; ensure follow up and conclusive resolution of arising action items thereof.
• Utilize business partnering insights to constantly inform Finance strategy and continuously improve service delivery.
• Coordinate leave forecasts with Finance team leaders.
• Provide support to the Chief Finance Officer in gathering information and formulating strategic plans.
• Support all Finance committed initiatives and ensure they drive continuous business growth opportunities by tracking value delivered/ anticipated and reporting to the Chief Finance Officer.
• Act as a bridge for colleagues and team leaders contact with the Chief Finance Officer.
• Effectively manage customer complaints coming into the Chief Finance Officer and ensuring root cause analysis is concluded before resolution communication is done to the customer.
• Organize and coordinate business and colleague engagements managed out of the Chief Finance office.
• Improve the feel of the Chief Finance Officer by maintaining relationships with all stakeholders.
• Undertake a wide variety of administrative duties, e.g., prioritising valid payments that require Chief Finance Officer attention.
• Ensure alignment to relevant statutory and legislative frameworks in Finance partnerships and programs.
• Work with colleagues to achieve excellent service by providing regular feedback on issues and recommending quick and practical solutions to issues found during programs executions.
• In liaison with other business units, drive initiatives that help colleagues in other areas of the bank understand Finance programs.

• Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business qualifications