Financial Controller (HR Data & Payroll Analysis)
This position can be based in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Rwanda, Kenya, Mauritius...
Are you an experienced Financial Controller with meaningful experiences in HR data & payroll controlling? Do you thrive in dynamic, fast-paced and scale-up environments and enjoy solving complex operational challenges in a very creative and agile way?
Then, you might want to carefully read through the following.
Enko Education is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee financial control processes with a strong focus on HR data & payroll control. You are a highly analytical and structured finance professional with proven expertise in payroll cost control and HR data analytics. Your skills enable you to support leadership and HR teams in optimizing employment costs.
With 5+ years of experience in social financial control or 7+ years in general financial oversight, including at least 2 years with payroll data controlling, you have a strong foundation in general accounting, financial diagnosis, budget control, and corporate taxation.
You can make your way in HR information systems or ERP tools with ease as demonstrated by your proven track record, analyzing employment costs and key HR financial indicators, handling data hosted in multiple sources of data such as Payspace, Xero, and other reporting platforms.
You have a sharp analytical mindset with strong numerical skills that you use regularly in your financial modeling duties using Excel, including pivot tables and macros.
Beyond technical skills, your solution-oriented ability always pushes you not to give up on an issue or helps you to propose innovative solutions to problems. You possess a cross-functional knowledge of labor law and project management, with experience in organizational audits being an added advantage. Your ability to translate financial analysis into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders will be key to your success in this role. You are known for your critical thinking and are talented for storytelling, to make financial analysis accessible to any non-financial person.
Given the nature of our operations, you must be comfortable navigating multiple currencies and legal frameworks while delivering rapid financial insights in an environment with limited internal expertise in HR cost control.
This is a unique chance to shape the future of Education in Africa. Are you ready to take on the challenge?
About the role
Key Responsibilities
You will work closely within the Finance team with a dotted reporting line to the Chief People Officer.
Ideal candidate
We are looking for a seasoned professional with a proven track record in financial control and HR data analytics. Previous experience (minimum five years) in financial control, payroll analysis, or HR data management is required. Bilingual English and French is a strong plus.
As an ideal candidate ♀♂, you demonstrate:
Contract, location and timing
Enko Education is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.
Enko Education schools are committed to child safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and expect all staff, volunteers, and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment checks will be undertaken.
What’s next
1. A fit interview to get to know you better, give you visibility on the job, and confirm the reciprocal match;
2. A case study to test your analytical & financial modelling skills;
3. A skill interview to discuss your hard and soft skills;
4. A career interview to review your education and past experiences;
5. A final interview;
6. Welcome to Enko!
Working at Enko - some reasons to join us
Enko Education is a fast-growing group of African international schools, increasing access to the world's best universities for learners across Africa.
Enko Education has developed innovative programmes leading to globally recognised and sought-after qualifications. Since the opening of its first school in Yaoundé in September 2014, Enko Education has established an African group of 16 international schools in 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. More than 7,000 students from primary to secondary benefit from international education at a fraction of the cost charged by other international schools on the continent. We provide individualized counselling to our learners to support them in selecting the right universities and then securing both admission and financing for their studies. We offer an outstanding learning experience striving to educate our learners with Africa at heart and the world in mind.
The Enko Education model has already yielded outstanding results with graduates currently enrolled in some of the most prestigious universities worldwide such as Yale College in the USA, Sciences Po and Ecole Polytechnique in France and the University of Toronto in Canada.
We are financially supported by international development institutions and funds including Proparco, I&P, Adiwale, BIO Invest, Oiko Credit and Liquid Africa, to achieve our growth objective of reaching 20,000 students by 2028.
For 2024, we plan to acquire new schools in countries including but not limited to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, and South Africa (countries are subject to change).
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