Manager – Costing & Management Accounting - Central Africa

Manager – Costing & Management Accounting

Department: Finance & Controlling

Reporting To: Head of Finance / VP Finance
Location: Central Africa
Industry: Mining & Metals (Copper & Cobalt)
System: SAP S/4HANA (FICO/MM/PP/PM/PS)

Serve as Principal Finance Business Partner for Mining & Processing ops. Ensure Unit Costs (C1/C3) accuracy, SAP Master Data integrity, and CAPEX lifecycle tracking. Challenge ops on efficiency using data insights.[ from prior context]

Key Responsibilities:
A. Mining ("Pit"): Track Explosives KPIs (Cost/BCM, Powder Factor); analyze variances. Monitor fleet (utilization, fuel, tires, idling). Granular costs: Drilling, Blasting, Load/Haul, Dewatering.
B. Processing: Cost Centers for Crushing, Milling, Leaching, SX/EW. Track power (kWh/ton), energy mix (Grid/Diesel/Solar). Allocate manpower (Overtime, Cost/Man-Hour).
C. CAPEX: ROI/NPV verification; track AuC to Retirement; PIR vs. promises; rotable components.
D. Improvement: Learn processes; lead CBA; vouch savings in P&L; control overheads.

SAP Expertise: Cost/Profit Centers (OKEON); Activity Types (KL01); Planning (KP06/KP26/KSPI); Costing Run (CK40N); Joint Prod. Apportionment; Closing (KSU5/KKAo/KKS1/CO88); Material Ledger (CKMLCP).

Governance: 10-Day Flash; Month-End +4; Budget vs. Actual (AVC); Ops meetings; SOPs.

Profile: CMA/CA; 8-20 yrs Mining/Metals exp.; SAP CO-PC expert; field-ready mindset.

Interested? Send resume: dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Chief Financial Officer - Central Africa

 

Chief Financial Officer 

Location: Central Africa

 

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

 

Reports To: Group CEO / Board

 

Overview:

The Group CFO provides strategic financial leadership across an integrated portfolio spanning infrastructure, power, construction, and manufacturing projects. The role focuses on financial governance, project finance, capital raising, PPP management, and consolidated group reporting to ensure sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement group financial strategy, capital allocation, and long-term planning.
• Lead project finance, capital raising, and investor engagement across all entities.
• Oversee group budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial controls.
• Manage treasury, liquidity, debt, and banking relationships.
• Drive M&A, JV, and consolidation activities.
• Ensure strong governance, risk management, compliance, and audit oversight.
• Advise the CEO and Board on performance, risks, and strategic financial matters.

Candidate Profile:

• Senior finance leadership experience across multi-entity projects.
• Strong exposure to infrastructure, aviation, or construction sectors.
• Expertise in PPPs, project finance, capital raising, and M&A.
• International experience, ideally in Africa or emerging markets.
• Qualifications: Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics; CPA/ACCA/CA/CFA preferred.

Purpose: To ensure financial stability, transparency, and growth across all group operations through strategic leadership and disciplined financial management.

 

Interested candidate, send resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Sales Head – General Manager (FMCG) – Africa Markets - DR Congo

 

Sales Head – General Manager (FMCG) – Africa Markets

Location: D.R. Congo

Reporting To: COO
Industry: FMCG​

Role purpose

The Sales Head – General Manager will lead and scale FMCG sales operations across Central Africa, with a strong focus on distribution expansion, volume growth, and high-performance team leadership. The role demands deep understanding of African trade channels, strong execution orientation, and robust people management skills in challenging, low-infrastructure environments.​

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute region-wise sales strategies aligned with overall business growth and profitability plans.​

• Lead, coach, and manage downstream sales teams including area managers, supervisors, and field sales representatives.​

• Build, appoint, and manage distributors, sub-distributors, wholesalers, and key accounts to ensure numeric and weighted distribution growth.​

• Drive Route-to-Market (RTM) design and execution, including territory coverage, outlet classification, and optimization of van and secondary sales operations.​

• Implement trade marketing schemes, visibility programs, and in-market promotions in coordination with marketing.​

• Monitor market dynamics, including pricing, competitor activities, and consumer trends, and recommend timely tactical interventions.​

• Coordinate closely with supply chain, logistics, and warehousing to ensure product availability, optimal inventory, and on-time deliveries.​

• Develop annual sales budgets, volume and value forecasts, and territory-wise business plans; track and report variances with corrective action plans.​

• Strengthen collections, enforce credit policies, and drive disciplined credit control across all channels.​

• Ensure adherence to company policies, local regulations, and statutory requirements in all commercial activities.​

• Provide regular MIS, dashboards, and performance reviews to the COO and leadership team, including KPIs by region, channel, and distributor.​

Market exposure required

• Proven experience in African markets, preferably within Central or sub-Saharan Africa.​

• Strong understanding of traditional trade, informal retail, open markets, and wholesale ecosystems.​

• Ability to operate effectively in low-infrastructure and volatile business environments.​

• Experience managing multi-currency, cross-border trade, and related commercial and risk controls.​

Experience and qualification

• 10–15 years of progressive FMCG sales experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership/Head of Sales/GM role.​

• Demonstrated experience handling large, multi-level sales teams and distributor networks.​

• Mandatory proficiency in French or Swahili; working knowledge of English preferred.​

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field; MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.​

Key competencies

• Strong leadership, execution capability, and entrepreneurial mindset.​

• Deep distributor, channel, and RTM management expertise across traditional trade and wholesale.​

• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills with internal and external partners.​

• High cultural adaptability, resilience, and ability to work independently in diverse African markets.​

• Strong analytical, planning, and MIS orientation with comfort in using sales and reporting tools/CRMs.​

Travel and work conditions

• Extensive travel across Katanga, Lualaba, and other African markets as business needs require.​

• Field-oriented, hands-on role with significant time spent in market, at distributor premises, and on trade visits.​

• Expatriate assignment with on-ground leadership responsibility for sales, distribution, and trade execution in the region.
  
  Interested candidate, forward resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com