FP&A Group Budgeting and Controlling Lead

Established in 2008, Geidea epitomizes customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation. Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the market.

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To maintain competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new FP&A Group Budgeting Controlling Lead:

Job purpose:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Group Budget Controlling, you own day-to-day control of Opex, Capex, and COGS across countries, the service center, and Group. You run the approval workflow in the ERP, keep spend within approved budgets, and provide timely variance insights so leaders can act. You work closely with Finance, Procurement, and Operations to keep budgets accurate, approvals compliant, and data reliable through month close and forecasting cycles.

Key accountabilities:

• Planning and forecasting

Assist the Senior Manager in preparing annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term plans; compile driver analyses and scenarios for her review and direction.

• Performance and variance analysis

Prepare the monthly Budget vs Actual pack with clear bridges, root-cause notes, and proposed actions, then present the draft to the Senior Manager for validation.

• Period close

Coordinate cut-offs, accrual proposals, and reconciliations with Accounting; ensure data integrity from SAP and submit the month-end pack for the Senior Manager’s sign-off.

• Cost governance

Monitor Opex, COGS, and Capex by country, supplier, and activity; maintain the Capex register and WIP; apply policy and DoA, and escalate rephasing, reclassifications, and savings options for decision.

• Supplier and contract finance

Work with Procurement and Operations to review commercial terms, unit economics, and SLAs; maintain the consolidated vendor and activity view and brief the Senior Manager on variances versus plan.

• Reporting and analytics

Build dashboards and leadership summaries, keep version control and a single source of truth, and maintain audit-ready documentation for the Senior Manager’s review.

• Controls and compliance

Apply accounting principles and early impairment indicators, track remediation items, and draft audit responses and policy evidence for the Senior Manager’s approval.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in FP&A, budget controlling, or cost governance; multinational and ERP exposure preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics; advanced degree or CMA/ACCA is a plus.
• Budgeting, forecasting, and driver-based modeling
• Advanced Excel and Power Query
• ERP finance (SAP or similar), including approval workflows and reporting
• Management reporting and Budget-vs-Actual analysis
• Capex accounting and project tracking (WIP to asset, depreciation rules)
• COGS costing and allocation by supplier and activity; unit economics
• IFRS fundamentals, including accruals, provisions, and impairment indicators

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