Finance Head

Job Description : FINANCE HEAD EAST AFRICA manufacturer of high-quality flour, rice, pulses, porridges, and beverages. 1. Contribute to the development of the Company’s strategic plan by contributing financial information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic directions. 2. Develop and maintain feasible financial management strategies for the company including capital forecasting and optimizing monetary resources; 3. Responsible for working capital management to ensure availability of funds to run operations by developing reliable cash flow projection processes 4. Develop and implement appropriate internal control systems and financial procedures across the company to ensure effectiveness; ensure adherence to the set policies. 5. Monitor financial performance by measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances. 6. Responsible for the overall financial planning, budgeting, monitoring and forecasting - Lead in the development of financial forecasting, budgets strategy and consolidation 7. Provide recommendations to management that strategically enhance financial performance - identifying opportunities for improvement, system enhancement and costs control; 8. Provide expertise advise on maximization of returns on invested funds by identifying investment opportunities 9. Maintain the overall budgetary discipline over OPEX and CAPEX through the regular monitoring of overall expenditure levels/ trends and critical review of expenditure, before effecting payment; 10. Review key ratios against budgets, Corporate and Strategic Objectives/targets as well as regulatory requirements, providing key inputs to Management as and when required 11. Facilitate a culture of ethical behavior in the Department, promote compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and pro-actively ensure that the Company complies with all of its legal and statutory obligations 12. Implement, monitor, and facilitate performance management programs and support departmental staff through training, mentorship, and coaching 13. Manage and supervise staff in information technology and oversee ICT operations for efficient delivery across the business. Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience: 1. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business; 2. MBA a plus 3. CPA/ACCA required 4. At least ten (10) years of experience, five (5) of which are at a leadership level 5. Hands-on experience in financial planning, strategy development, financial forecasting, corporate finance and developing organizational budgets 1. Leadership/management training 2. Analytical and Reporting skills 3. A self-starter with, high energy level with strong interpersonal and communication skills. 4. Strong leadership, task management, planning and organizational skills. 5. Process oriented and can facilitate the use of systems 6. Good task management, planning and organizational skills. 7. Decision-making and problem-solving skills. 8. Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal. 9. Strong team leadership, people management and supervisory skills with the ability to build high-performing teams. 10. Business acumen with the ability to make sound decisions for the business.

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