Finance Business Partnering Manager - South Africa
M-KOPA
South Africa · Southern Africa
Role type
Strategic Finance / Fintech
Experience
Mid-level
Language
English
Summary
Senior finance leadership role at M-KOPA South Africa, leading a team of Finance Business Partners across cost centres and markets while providing strategic financial counsel to Group-level and market leadership.
About the role
M-KOPA is one of Africa’s leading fintech businesses, having unlocked over $2 billion in credit for customers with no prior access to formal financial services, now serving 7 million customers across its markets. This Finance Business Partnering Manager is a senior leadership position within M-KOPA’s Group Finance Business Partnering function, reporting to the Group Head of Finance Business Partnering. Based in South Africa, the role leads a team of Finance Business Partners embedded across M-KOPA’s cost centres and operating markets, while also operating as a senior Business Partner - providing strategic financial counsel to Group-level leadership, market GMs, commercial directors, and technology leads.
Key responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of Finance Business Partners embedded across cost centres and operating markets, coaching them and building their commercial capability
Operate as senior Business Partner, providing strategic financial counsel to Group-level leadership, market GMs, commercial directors, and technology leads
Run planning and budgeting cycles with the team, ensuring submissions across all cost centres are commercially grounded and defensible
Develop performance frameworks including dashboards, KPIs, and variance analysis that drive genuine accountability
Build business cases for strategic investments, new market initiatives, and product launches across M-KOPA’s footprint
Translate financial analysis into compelling narratives for non-finance audiences to drive decisions at the highest levels
Conduct coaching conversations and performance reviews that build team careers and capabilities
Create standardised best practices across markets to ensure consistent quality of finance partnering regardless of which Business Partner a cost centre has
Key requirements
Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Strong post-qualification track record in Business Partnering, FP&A, or Commercial Finance
Demonstrable experience leading and developing finance teams
Proven ability to partner with senior business stakeholders, translating financial complexity into clear strategic recommendations
Extensive experience across budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial modelling in complex, multi-entity environments
Commercial acumen to connect financial data to business performance drivers
The role covers multiple markets and the team is distributed across geographies. Apply via M-KOPA’s official Ashby careers portal.