Job Description
Overview
- We are currently looking to hire an experienced and qualified Financial Manager for our organization.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Develop and implement an annual budget for business operations
- Oversee and supervise the financial and management accounting functions
- Develop and implement financial forecasting plans.
- Work with the team to manage effective relations with regulators and auditors.
- Ensure monthly reconciliation of accounts payables and receivables.
- Prepare frequent data-driven financial reports that champion a better grasp of the company’s financial status, both current and future.
- Assist the team with the costing and pricing
- Liaise with the inventory officer on stock level and ensure procurements of required stock before stock out.
- Carry out periodic inventory reconciliations.
- Ensure prompt payment of all bank transactions.
- Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes a minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs.
- Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction
- Ensure optimum financing structure (debt and equity)
- Compile withholding tax and value-added tax, PAYEE, and other statutory payments.
- Calculate net salaries, deductions, withholdings, and delivery payments.
- Provide advice to management on how to cut costs, improve revenue and boost profits.
- Keep informed about current legislation relating to finance and accounting.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any other business-related field
- Professional accounting qualification e.g. ICAN, ACCA (Student Membership minimum)
- Minimum of 5 years experience as an Accountant.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures
- Possess strong budget and management skills, including proven ability to manage project/ process
- Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good knowledge of statutory and regulatory issues as well as global best practices
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (data manipulation, advanced formulas, pivot tables, lookupsetc.).
- Proficient with other Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).