Home Post Jobs Help View CV BAT Sudan Assistant Operations Finance Manager Vacancy No: 9 Section/Unit: Finance Supervisor: Operations Finance Manager Duty Station: Port Sudan/Al-Dāmar- River Nile state Duration: One Year Closing Date: 08 Oct 2026 Background: To support the effective financial management of Operations by providing timely financial analysis، reporting، budgeting، cost control and business partnering support

Key Responsibilities

• Duties and

Requirements & Qualifications

• Financial Governance & Controls: Ensure compliance with BAT financial policies، procedures، delegated authorities and internal control requirements

• Should demonstrate strong prioritization and time-management skills، particularly when managing multiple operational and financial deadlines

• High level of analytical، problem-solving and decision-support skills

• Minimum Qualification، Skills and Experience Required: Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance، Accounting، Business Administration، Economics or a related discipline

• Required: Fluency in written and spoken English، with strong communication skills

Benefits & Conditions

• Support post-investment reviews to assess business benefits and financial outcomes

The role is responsible for monitoring operational financial performance، ensuring accurate and compliant financial transactions، identifying cost optimization opportunities، and supporting management in making informed business decisions

The role acts as a key finance business partner to Operations and other relevant functions، ensuring strong financial governance، effective controls and alignment between operational activities and financial objectives

Financial Performance & Business Partnering: Support the Operations Finance Manager in managing and monitoring the financial performance of Operations، including costs، expenses، budgets and operational KPIs Prepare and provide accurate and timely financial reports، analysis and management information to support operational and business decision-making Challenge assumptions، expenditure and business plans constructively to ensure financial sustainability

Establish strong working relationships with Operations and key functional stakeholders

Budgeting، Forecasting & Planning: Support the preparation of the annual Operations budget and financial plans

Support periodic forecasting and reforecasting activities، ensuring assumptions are accurate، realistic and aligned with business plans

Monitor actual performance against budget and forecast، identifying key variances، risks and opportunities

Provide clear explanations of material variances and recommend appropriate corrective actions

Cost Management & Productivity: Monitor Operations expenditure and cost drivers to ensure effective cost management

Identify opportunities for cost optimization، productivity improvement and efficiency gains

Support Operations in evaluating the financial impact of operational initiatives and productivity projects

Review spending patterns and challenge unnecessary or non-value-adding expenditure

Support effective management of fixed and variable operating costs

Financial Reporting & Analysis: Ensure accurate and timely preparation of management reports and financial analysis

Provide meaningful commentary on business performance، highlighting key trends، risks and opportunities

Support month-end and year-end closing activities، including accruals، provisions، reconciliations and cost allocations

Review financial transactions and commitments to ensure appropriate approvals and supporting documentation

Identify control gaps and support implementation of appropriate remediation actions

Support internal and external audit activities and ensure timely closure of audit actions

Promote a strong culture of financial discipline and accountability across Operations

CapEx & Business Cases: Support financial evaluation of capital expenditure and operational investment proposals

Prepare or review business cases، financial models and return-on-investment assessments as required

Monitor approved investments against budget and provide visibility on financial performance and commitments

Supplier & Commercial Financial Management: Partner with Procurement and Operations to monitor supplier expenditure and contractual financial commitments

Review supplier invoices، accruals and financial documentation where required

Monitor outstanding financial matters and ensure timely resolution of discrepancies

Support commercial evaluations and negotiations by providing relevant financial analysis

Additional Information : Should know the standard as how to deal/communicate with the Team member، Senior Managers/Head of functions while appropriately cascading and following up on agreed directives and actions

Strong attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy and data integrity

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced operational and manufacturing environment

Professional accounting qualification or progress toward a recognized qualification is preferred

Experience: Relevant experience in Finance، Management Accounting، Operations Finance، Commercial Finance or a related field

Experience within a multinational، FMCG، manufacturing or similarly complex business environment is preferred

Demonstrated experience in budgeting، forecasting، management reporting and financial analysis

Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of management accounting and financial reporting

Strong knowledge of budgeting، forecasting and variance analysis

Good understanding of cost accounting and operational cost drivers

Strong understanding of financial controls and governance

Good understanding of CapEx and investment appraisal principles

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools is preferred

Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial and operational data

About BAT: We are a leading multi-category consumer goods business

Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow with a vision to Build a Smokeless World

Our strategic aim is to migrate smokers from cigarettes to smokeless alternatives and become a predominantly smokeless business by 2035

BAT established its operations in Sudan in 2015 by acquiring a local company (Blue Nile Cigarette Company) in which BAT was able to transform the business and bring the multinational culture