Background

AGL (Africa Global Logistics), the reference multimodal logistics operator in Africa, is part of the MSC family. With 23,000 employees in 50 countries, the company connects Africa to Africa and to the rest of the world. AGL relies on its 250 subsidiaries in Africa, Haiti, Timor and Indonesia to provide port, ocean, logistics and railway solutions.

Mission Description

Reporting to the Group CFO (AGL) & SCA Management. The Finance Manager will act as a key business partner to management, contributing directly to decision-making, performance optimization, and value creation across the alliance to support the growth of Supply Chain Alliance (SCA).

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Finance Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to SCA leadership on financial performance, profitability, and risk
• Support commercial teams in structuring trade deals, evaluating margins and risk/return profiles, optimizing pricing and working capital
• Provide financial insights to support strategic expansion across Africa
• Contribute to investment cases, business plans, and Board-level reporting

Trade Finance & Risk Management

• Oversee end-to-end trade finance processes including Letters of Credit (LCs), guarantees, documentary collections and structured trade finance solutions
• Monitor and manage: FX exposure, commodity price exposure, counterparty risk
• Ensure robust hedging strategies and risk mitigation frameworks
• Liaise with banks and financial institutions on funding structures

Treasury & Working Capital Optimization

• Manage cash flow across complex trade cycles (origin → warehouse → client)
• Optimize inventory financing, receivables and payables, liquidity across multiple jurisdictions
• Drive efficient use of equity and debt financing
• Support funding strategies aligned with business growth

Financial Planning, Analysis & Performance Management

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Develop advanced: profitability analysis (by country, product, client) & margin tracking for VMI/PMI models
• Track KPIs linked to volumes, pricing, logistics costs, working capital
• Provide clear, actionable reporting to senior stakeholders

Accounting, Reporting & Governance

• Oversee full accounting cycle: revenue recognition (including commodities/trade specifics), cost accounting, intercompany flows (CZ / AGL / SCA), reconciliations and closing processes
• Ensure compliance with: IFRS / local GAAP, tax and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions
• Produce high-quality monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports

Internal Controls & Compliance Framework

• Build and implement robust internal control environment suited to a scale-up
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, banking covenants, and trade finance regulations
• Manage audit processes (internal and external)
• Establish governance aligned with both CZ and AGL standards

Process Building & Scalability

• Design and implement scalable financial processes for a growing multi-country operation
• Improve systems, tools, and reporting automation
• Support ERP / finance system enhancements where required
• Ensure process standardization and efficiency across geographies

Leadership & Team Development

• Build, mentor and develop a high-performing finance team

Profile

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or economics - master's degree/ MBA preferred.

Professional certification advantageous.

Minimum 8 to 10 years' experience in senior finance or accounting roles preferable in banking, trade finance or corporate finance.

Strong knowledge of trade finance instruments, corporate accounting and tax regulations.

Proficiency in accounting and financial software and advanced excel skills

Excellent analytical, strategic planning, leadership and communication skills

Knowledge of foreign exchange, commodity pricing and cross border regulations advantageous

Strong knowledge of:

• trade finance instruments,
• IFRS and financial reporting,
• treasury and cash management,
• cross-border taxation and regulatory environments.

Good understanding of:

• FX markets and hedging,
• commodity trading mechanics,
• supply chain financing.

Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP/reporting tools.

Strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen

Ability to balance risk and growth

Strong decision-making and problem-solving capability

Excellent stakeholder management (internal & external, including banks)

High level of autonomy and ownership

Entrepreneurial mindset (start-up mentality within structured environment)

Highly driven, results-oriented, and resilient

Strong integrity and accountability

Ability to operate in complex, multi-country environments

Adaptability and agility in evolving contexts

Strong communication and influencing skills

• Act as a trusted advisor to SCA leadership on financial performance, profitability, and risk
• Support commercial teams in structuring trade deals, evaluating margins and risk/return profiles, optimizing pricing and working capital
• Provide financial insights to support strategic expansion across Africa
• Contribute to investment cases, business plans, and Board-level reporting
• Oversee end-to-end trade finance processes including Letters of Credit (LCs), guarantees, documentary collections and structured trade finance solutions
• Monitor and manage: FX exposure, commodity price exposure, counterparty risk
• Ensure robust hedging strategies and risk mitigation frameworks
• Liaise with banks and financial institutions on funding structures
• Manage cash flow across complex trade cycles (origin → warehouse → client)
• Optimize inventory financing, receivables and payables, liquidity across multiple jurisdictions
• Drive efficient use of equity and debt financing
• Support funding strategies aligned with business growth
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Develop advanced: profitability analysis (by country, product, client) & margin tracking for VMI/PMI models
• Track KPIs linked to volumes, pricing, logistics costs, working capital
• Provide clear, actionable reporting to senior stakeholders
• Oversee full accounting cycle: revenue recognition (including commodities/trade specifics), cost accounting, intercompany flows (CZ / AGL / SCA), reconciliations and closing processes
• Ensure compliance with: IFRS / local GAAP, tax and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions
• Produce high-quality monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Build and implement robust internal control environment suited to a scale-up
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, banking covenants, and trade finance regulations
• Manage audit processes (internal and external)
• Establish governance aligned with both CZ and AGL standards
• Design and implement scalable financial processes for a growing multi-country operation
• Improve systems, tools, and reporting automation
• Support ERP / finance system enhancements where required
• Ensure process standardization and efficiency across geographies
• Build, mentor and develop a high-performing finance team

• Trade finance instruments
• IFRS and financial reporting
• Treasury and cash management
• Cross-border taxation and regulatory environments
• FX markets and hedging
• Commodity trading mechanics
• Supply chain financing
• Advanced Excel skills
• ERP/reporting tools familiarity
• Strategic thinking
• Commercial acumen
• Decision-making
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Autonomy
• Ownership
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Results-oriented
• Resilience
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Agility
• Communication skills
• Influencing skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or economics
• Master's degree/ MBA preferred
• Professional certification advantageous