Director Finance Business Partner      

RwandAir Ltd is the flag carrier airline of Rwanda. It operates domestic and international services to East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East from its main base at Kigali International Airport. Our mission is to provide unsurpassed, safe, and reliable services in air transportation, including strategically linking Rwanda with the outside world while ensuring a fair return on investment. As part of the expansion strategy, we are looking for interested, qualified, and competent candidates to fill the following position:

Are you a financial strategist, an innovative thinker, a business enabler, and commercially minded? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where finance is more than just numbers is about driving business transformation? If yes, then this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to be pivotal in creating a new Business Finance function!

Job Title: Director Finance Business Partner

Reports to: Chief Finance Officer

Department: Finance

Duty Station: Kigali International Airport (KIA)

The Role:

The role is responsible for providing the CFO, and the relevant business stakeholders with the financial information, tools, analysis, and insights to help them make more informed decisions and drive business strategy, while challenging their thinking and seeking further financial improvements. All to be achieved through partnering with Business and Finance, analyzing financial performance vs. set targets, strategic planning and supporting in the efficiency of processes and tools. Serve as a strategic partner to the CFO and leadership team in redefining and transforming the finance function to achieve operational excellence, sustainable profit and strategic alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

As a Director, Finance Business Partner, you won’t just be crunching numbers you’ll be steering financial strategy, guiding commercial decisions, and shaping the future of our airline. This is a newly created, high-impact role, perfect for a dynamic finance leader who wants to make a real difference.

1. Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Act as a strategic advisor to the executive team, translating financial insights into commercial opportunities.
• Develop and implement financial strategies that support the airline’s transformation and long-term growth.
• Contribute to the development of RwandAir goals and objectives as well as the overall management of the organisation by ensuring optimal allocation of resources and providing insightful information to the senior management team.
• Formulate standards to govern financial performance and allocation of financial resources.
• Responsible for development of strategic financial plans by providing management with all information necessary to measure financial performance that will assist and steer the business toward sustained profitability.
• Collaborate with the CFO and other key members of senior management on the successful delivery of financial Initiatives, budgeting, outlining investment priorities, and formulating relevant policy and procedures.
• Ensure effective communication and relationship between senior management Finance and Business. Act as a business partner for business and as a bridge between business and finance in an open, transparent way.
• Manage, capture and integrate market intelligence into strategic planning, ensuring appropriate focus on delivering competitive advantage and sustainable profit.
• Deliver monthly / quarterly reporting of KPI’s, cost of investment and potential financing scenarios, realistic revenue/cost assumptions, manpower impact, sensitivity analysis, generation of financial metrics including IRR, NPV and payback analysis and highlighting any risks and opportunities associated with each project.
• Identify and drive business transformation initiatives, ensuring financial sustainability.
• Provide insights on route profitability, fleet planning, and investment decisions.
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance, and risk management in a fast-growing airline.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Division.

2. Desired Profile: Required education, Experience, and Abilities;
3. Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 10+ years of progressive job-related experience.
• Professional qualification such as CMA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience of which at least 3 years in a management position.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in managing a Finance Business Partnering team.
• Experience in using data visualisation tools, such as Tableau, Power BI
• Experience in similar roles or Commercial Finance roles – preferred.
• 3 years of experience in airline Management position.

2. Other Desired Competencies & Skills;

• Strong developed “soft skills”, high level of integrity, open / transparent, team player
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Customer centric driven approach
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are a must, as is the ability to work effectively across the organization
• Must have excellent organizational ability to be able to set priorities, handle multiple tasks
• Experience working to tight internal reporting timescales and managing responsibilities/work interruptions, while meeting deadlines
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to create and develop Financial KPIs, understand business cycle and their impact on the profit and loss account
• Managerial skills – Ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. Ability to train and develop subordinate’s skills. Ability to foster teamwork among team members
• Command of English language

3. How to Apply:

• An application letter addressed to the Chief HR & Administration Officer;
• Recent Curriculum Vitae;
• Copies of Notarised Degree/Diploma certificates
• Relevant certificates;
• Copies of academic papers;
• A photocopy of the Passport/National ID;
• Three referees

The deadline for submitting application documents (Only PDF Format) is November 05, 2025. Please apply via the link: https://erecruitment.rwandair.com/

NB: Applicants who have previously applied for this position are discouraged from reapplying.