Finance Controller

Job Description: Senior Manager – Commercial Finance
Location:
Morocco

Reports To:
Chief Finance Officer

Direct Reports:
2

Department:
Finance / Commercial

Role Overview
The Senior Manager – Commercial Finance is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving financial performance, commercial decision support, and business partnering across a high-volume, import-driven commodity trading business. This role ensures robust financial planning, accurate costing, and insightful analysis to support short-term profitability and long-term strategic growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial Decision Support & Financial Performance
• Analyze trading positions, landed costs, storage, and sales margins to drive profitability.
• Advise trading and procurement teams on pricing strategies, position sizing, and liquidity.
• Support supplier/customer negotiations with scenario planning and margin modeling.
• Monitor commodity prices, FX exposure, financing costs, and storage expenses.
• Review profitability by commodity, region, and customer segment to guide capital allocation.
• Assess and mitigate risks related to market volatility, financing, and inventory valuation.
• Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecasts, integrating import pipelines and market demand.
• Develop working capital forecasts linked to stockholdings and supplier terms.
• Conduct scenario analysis for bulk imports, factoring in FX, freight, and local margins.
• Strategic Financial Governance & Control
• Implement governance around position-taking, landed cost tracking, and exposure management.
• Validate procurement deals and supplier terms to ensure disciplined capital use.
• Lead costing activities to support competitive and profitable pricing.
• Optimize working capital through structured financing and inventory management.
• Costing & Pricing Support
• Build costing models for imported commodities including freight, insurance, port charges, and financing.
• Provide accurate landed cost calculations for pricing decisions.
• Design dynamic pricing strategies aligned with market movements and customer demand.
• Conduct sensitivity analysis on key cost drivers and benchmark pricing against competitors.
• Performance Monitoring & Reporting
• Develop dashboards to track import positions, P&L impact, and liquidity usage.
• Deliver timely reports on margin performance, stock valuation, and working capital.
• Benchmark performance against regional agro-trading peers.
• Team Development & Leadership
• Coach finance teams on cost modeling, margin tracking, and risk analysis.
• Enhance commercial acumen across procurement and sales teams.

Decision-Making & Budgetary Responsibilities

• Make strategic financial decisions to support profitability and capital allocation.
• Provide input on bulk purchases, supplier negotiations, and financing structures.
• Oversee budgeting and forecasting aligned with strategic objectives.
• Validate major procurement and expenditure commitments through financial review.

Required
Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
• CPA / CA / ACCA qualification.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in commercial finance, preferably in agro-commodity trading.
• Strong analytical skills and business partnering experience.
• Proficiency in SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, and BI tools.
• Solid understanding of P&L and balance sheet structures.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Preferred

• Master's degree (MBA or equivalent).
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle).
• Exposure to strategic planning and capital investment analysis.

Key Skills

• Commercial finance and business partnering
• Financial planning & analysis (FP&A)
• Costing and pricing strategy
• Risk management and governance
• Performance reporting and dashboarding
• Leadership and team development

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