Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Finance and Accounting Operations:
- Set-up, direct and oversee all aspects of finance and accounting
- Drive the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual accounts/budgets.
- Ensure the completion of variance analysis, and corresponding commentary, while highlighting the areas of concerns, adverse trends or issues that may impact the business
- Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports, as well as other regulatory reports
- Ensure credibility and accuracy of reports delivered by the finance and accounting team, as well as provide accurate and timely analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts
- Produce accurate financial reports and develop strategies based on thorough financial research.
- Apply current standards based on IFRS and IPSAS, following a thorough impact assessment as it relates to the business
- Develop and constantly review financial policies, procedures and internal control, with a view to identify areas of improvement and achieving the goals of the organization, profit maximization, cost optimization and effective accountability
- Drive financial planning, analysis and budgeting, as well as oversee the quarterly variance analysis process
- Develop strategies to improve cash-flow and avoid financial distress
- Ensure the organization maintains regulatory financial compliance at all times
- Provide healthy financial support, and provide guidance for making short, mid and long term decisions, especially in relation to finance.