Job Description
JOB OBJECTIVE
The ideal candidate should be able to oversee the financial function of the organisation. He/she should be able to raise fund and strategically manage funds. The individual should also possess high reasoning ability with excellent documentation and reporting skills.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy
- Implement and deliver the company’s finance strategy and support the management team in its development.
- Ensure that management accounts are accurately prepared and delivered according to agreed timelines.
- Drive and oversee the annual budgeting and in-year forecasting processes.
- Develop a budget management framework to analyse the business’ performance and its delivery of a value for money service to its stakeholders.
- Ensure all new initiatives/projects/business cases are reviewed and assessed for agreed financial returns on investment and SMART KPIs.
- Revenue Assurance and Financial Control
- Ensure the business is liquid and funds raised from identified sources
- Ensure raised funds are allocated and used optimally to generate revenue and assure profitability.
- Work with the finance team to continually develop, implement and document robust finance controls, processes and procedures: ensure that the organisation operates within these
- Ensure the smooth running of the accounts payable and receivable functions.
- Lead on the annual external audit and any internal functional audits
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE
- A proven record of success as a Finance Manager, Finance Unit Leader etc with 3 - 5 years work experience and at least 3 years in a Fintech or any other Financial Institution.
- Possess bachelor and master’s degree preferably in finance or managerial discipline.
- Ability to communicate with C-level and Board of Directors
- Professional qualifications, and membership of relevant associations and networks.
- Lead on the annual external audit and any internal functional audits, and statutory compliances.
- Fund raising and revenue assurance experience.
- Wide knowledge of the industry – financial services, banking, fintech, e-commerce.
- An understanding of administration and corporate operations.
- Excellent Documentation skills
- People management and leadership skills.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Excellent critical and analytical thinking skills.
- Excellent process and project management skills.
- Ability to adapt to and create a high intensity work environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with the C-suite level.
Only qualified candidates will be communicated with.