Chief Financial Officer

Job Description : CFO EAST AFRICA FOR FMCG MANUFACTURING - The incumbent will be responsible for planning, directing and monitoring all revenue and expenses for the Company. Responsible for ensuring that all financial reports adhere to the company policies and the regulatory requirements. The following are the key tenets of the role: - Ensure comprehensive financial systems and procedures are established and maintained in order to provide appropriate levels of security and control over the Company's resources and operations. - Manage Investor relationships, funding and would be able to present to global investors. - Should be able to actively participate in M&A and have an understanding on IPO. - Should be able to guide the India Management team and global board members and represent India in Board meetings. - Prepare the Company's budgets and forecasts. Liaise with all departments and subsidiaries CFO's to gather the necessary budget input and ensure the budgets are updated as required by management. - Prepare financial projections in support of the Company's overall Business Plan. - Conduct reconciliation of the Company's financial position in terms of cost, income, profit and loss accounts and balance sheet. - Conduct regular monthly reconciliations of Project Costing and profitability against Budgets and Forecasts. - Review and monitor the expenditure process proactively. Suggest procedural changes necessary to ensure that errors are logged and corrected. - Ensure that periodic regulatory project audits are prepared accurately and submitted to applicable authorities. Understand and implement GST. Good understanding of the laws of the land and statutory procedures. - Prepare and review interim and annual financial statements. - Coordinate with public relations for publishing the Company's annual report. - Liaise with external and internal auditors (if applicable) and provide financial data as requested by the auditors. - Assist and manage fund raising activities, investors, PE- s/VC- s, QIP's and financial Institutions - Assist the Company's borrowing, renewals and any other Bank related activities as required. - Manage the introduction of VAT and ensure returns are made on time, payments are made on time and all relevant regulations are complied with. - Identify and implement new technology solutions to increase the productivity in the department and provide higher quality management information for the CEO and the Executive Management Committee members. - Maintain and control the accounting records of the Company's subsidiaries. - Prepare / review monthly MIS reports on key performance indicators for the CEO and also prepare / review various MIS reports including daily, weekly, and monthly reports as required by the CEO, CMD and Board of Director. - Agree performance objectives for all team members and assist the HR Department to undertake performance appraisal and Training Need Analysis (TNA) for each employee in the department. - Undertake such other tasks and responsibilities as may be assigned by the CMD and Board of Directors from time to time. - Manage audits - Company / Subsidiary companies and projects. - Good understanding of global accounting procedures. Educational Qualifications: - Post-Graduation Degree in Financial Accounting or related subject - Professional certifications such as CPA / CIMA / ACA / ACCA preferred. Over 5 years of relevant experience in a CFO position focusing on managing the financial and accounting activities (over 20 years total) . Global exposure and investor relations is a must have

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