Cluster Finance Manager – Maersk Line - Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Maersk Line, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Expires: 6/1/2011Ref: 57771

Cluster Finance Manager – Maersk Line - Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Maersk Line, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

After a short period of instability, following the Presidential Elections in November 2010, Cote d’Ivoire is now out of the political turbulences and is ready to focus on its future and the economic growth.
The world’s largest cocoa producer and processor is also a very important exporter of fruits (bananas, mango, pineapple), fish (tuna), cotton, cashew nuts, coffee and timber.
Several oil and gas discoveries are also representing a strong base for the future growth, not to mention the existing infrastructure, as well as the level of industrialization, once of the most important in West Africa, which also attracted multinationals such as Nestle and Unilever, which both have a very strong presence in Cote d’Ivoire. 
The new government has strong support from EU, UN, World Bank, IMF as well as African Union and the expectations are very positive, indicating that the country will start growing again towards resuming its position as the economic leader and power in the sub-region, which will also lead to a number of specific opportunities for Maersk Line.
The Maersk Line organisation comprises 82 staff in Cote d’Ivoire, working in two offices, San Pedro and Abidjan. Maersk Line alone has a market share of 23% of imports and 19% of exports, and is the 2^nd largest shipping line in the market.
Maersk Line was improving its market position over the last couple of years and the organization is set up for the continuous improvements going forward as well.
We are looking for dedicated people with the ability to make a difference for a Cluster Finance Manager position located in Abidjan.


Area of Responsibility

The purpose of the Finance Cluster manager position is to drive an effective Finance Organisation and a business partnering function across following areas:

-  Manage financial information and services as enablers to effective business management
-  Member of the cluster leadership team
-  Lead, manage and develop the finance organisation within the cluster
-  To ensure that all relevant tasks off-shored to the GSC are executed timely, accurately and completely
-  The cluster decision makers across functions with correct, timely and aligned financial information to enable better decision making
-  Identify value drivers for the cluster and ensure financial focus on areas with largest impact
-  Cluster Yield analysis for the cluster at Trade/String level in collaboration with the cluster Trade and Marketing Manager
-  Constructively challenge the cluster business decisions and propose improvements for the benefit of ML contribution
-  To control and analyze Maersk Line activities within various reporting applications
-  Achieve the cluster strategy targets as defined
-  Enable Finance practitioners to make informed decisions to drive the business, integrating Commercial/Ops/Marketing information into Finance decisions
-  Ensure at all times that financial activities meet global requirements and local regulations
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Functional Capabilities:

Operational mindset
Ensure reliable and efficient performance
Constant and sustainable delivery
Maintain focus, prioritize and deselect tasks
Identify opportunities and risks and act upon

Functional Mindset and Expertise
More than knowledge and experience
Manage and act in complexity
Understand the totality of the system(s) including sub processes
Identify key change factors
Drive Finance functional excellence
Ensure standardization and best practice within Finance
Develop the local finance organization

Contingency Management 
Anticipate and identify bottlenecks and mitigate risk
Contingency Planning
Scenario building
Not afraid of hands on approach

Give Authority (Leader of Leaders)
Drive accountability 
Set the targets
Ensure support
Identify and coach talent
Delegate and empower

Experience
Minimum 5-7 years relevant finance experience at and cross functional management level.
Educated with a Finance qualification/degree or equivalent professional Finance credentials.
Good communication skills.
Excellent staff management skills. 

Language
Fluent English and French will be an advantage

Deadline: 28 May 2011

Contact information:

For further information please contact :

Benthe Legg: HR Manager - Africa Region 
Phone : +27 (21)4086188 
e-mail : Afrhrdmng@maersk.com

or 

Gabriel Varango :  HR Manager - Côte d'Ivoire 
Phone : (225) 2121 9193 
e-mail : ivohrdmng@maersk.com