Head of Finance – Mobility

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Function: Finance & Accounts
Employment Type: Full-Time
Team: 5 Direct Reports | Overall Finance Team of approximately 20
Eligibility: Open to Tanzanian and international candidates

Role Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Head of Finance – Mobility to take financial leadership of a large, complex and rapidly growing automotive and mobility business in Tanzania

Reporting directly to the Group Chief Financial Officer, the successful candidate will take ownership of the financial health of the Mobility cluster, leading financial accounting, FP&A, internal financial controls, treasury, working-capital management, reporting and finance transformation.

The business operates across vehicle distribution, sales, aftersales, genuine parts, pre-owned vehicles and related mobility propositions, creating a complex, high-volume and inventory-intensive financial environment.

This is a senior commercial finance leadership position requiring someone who can combine strong financial stewardship and governance with genuine commercial insight. The successful candidate will work closely with senior business leadership to improve profitability, protect working capital and support an ambitious regional growth and modernisation agenda.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Leadership & Commercial Partnering

Take overall responsibility for the financial health and performance of the Mobility business.
Act as a strategic and commercial finance partner to the CFO and senior business leadership.
Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable commercial insight.
Support investment, expansion and strategic decision-making across the business.
Lead, coach and develop an established finance team of approximately 20.
Build strong working relationships across commercial, sales, operations, aftersales, supply chain, IT and HR.

Financial Planning, Analysis & Modelling

Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and longer-range financial planning.
Develop sophisticated financial models and dynamic forecasts to support business decisions.
Appraise CAPEX and investment proposals and develop robust business cases for new projects.
Provide detailed variance analysis and financial input into business performance reviews.
Utilise appropriate BI and analytical tools to improve management insight and decision-making.
Ensure financial plans align with strategic growth and profitability objectives.

Working Capital, Cash Flow & Treasury

Maintain strong oversight of cash flow, inventory, receivables, collections and overall working capital.
Develop and monitor cash-flow forecasts against actual performance.
Drive debtor management, credit control and timely collections.
Oversee day-to-day cash management and banking activities.
Manage key payment obligations including payroll, logistics and strategic supplier commitments.
Maintain appropriate fund-flow positions against banking covenants.
Support and secure project funding and working-capital facilities from banks and financial institutions.

Financial Accounting, Controls & Compliance

Own end-to-end financial accounting and statutory reporting across the cluster.
Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial records within a complex, multi-entity environment.
Maintain strong balance-sheet controls across creditors, debtors, clearing and control accounts.
Oversee intercompany accounting and reconciliations.
Ensure appropriate treatment of foreign-exchange movements.
Lead annual external audit processes and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
Maintain robust internal controls and delegated-authority frameworks.
Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP, taxation, transfer pricing and relevant statutory requirements.
Embed a strong culture of governance, accountability and financial discipline.

ERP, Automation & Finance Transformation

Play a leadership role in the implementation and optimisation of a new ERP environment.
Drive finance-process re-engineering and automation while maintaining effective business-as-usual operations.
Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual intervention and improve financial reporting.
Partner with IT and operational stakeholders to ensure systems provide accurate and commercially useful information.
Champion continuous improvement across the finance function.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking an established senior finance leader with significant experience within the automotive, mobility or closely related high-volume distribution environment.

The successful candidate will combine excellent technical finance capability with strong commercial judgement, leadership presence and the ability to operate effectively within a fast-growing emerging-market business.

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline.
Professional qualification such as CPA, CA or ACCA, or an MBA in Finance, strongly preferred.
Approximately 10–15 years' progressive finance experience, including significant senior finance leadership responsibility.
Strong experience within automotive, mobility, vehicle distribution or a closely related transaction-intensive sector.
Experience operating across multi-entity and/or multi-regional businesses.
Strong East African or comparable emerging-market experience.
For international candidates, previous expatriate experience is required.
Demonstrable expertise in working-capital and cash-flow management.
Strong treasury, banking and funding experience.
Advanced financial modelling, dynamic forecasting and BI capability.
Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP, taxation, transfer pricing, statutory reporting and financial controls.
Proven ERP implementation and finance-process automation experience.
Established track record of leading and developing a finance function of comparable size.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will be:

Commercially astute and capable of operating as a genuine business partner.
Confident, articulate and credible at senior executive level.
A strong and decisive leader who develops people while holding high standards.
Highly analytical, with the ability to convert financial data into practical commercial decisions.
Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders constructively.
Adaptable and effective within a high-paced, evolving business environment.
Culturally aware, collaborative and able to integrate effectively across diverse teams and leadership groups.
Highly principled, with strong personal integrity and the confidence to maintain robust governance standards.

Remuneration & Benefits

Remuneration is open and will be benchmarked according to experience and suitability.

The package includes medical insurance, company vehicle and a variable-pay structure.