Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• A skilled and experienced Chief Financial Officer who is responsible for all aspects of financial management,
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures and builds the capacity of the company finance
• Team by overseeing the day-to-day work of the finance department and is responsible for the effective use and
• Deployment of staff and financial resources. Responsible and able to prepare, compute, manage, research and
• Analyse all accounting data, in order to provide quantitative information on performance, financial position,
• Solvency, liquidity and cash flows of our businesses, hereby undertaking all aspects of the financial
• Management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts
• Preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures for all the companies in the
• Group. Alternative duties, assignments and projects may be given to the employee and the job profile
• May be amended from time to time as may be required by the company.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Management

• Manage all accounting operations from transactional level to reporting based on accounting principles

• Ensure that the monthly management accounts are prepared and analysed within deadlines

• Develop periodic reports for management according to reports set

• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting and submissions

• Support and conduct month-end and year-end close process

• Collect, analyse and summarize account information

• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting

• Manage and comply with local, regulatory, and government reporting requirements and tax filings

• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal

controls

• Manage and coordinate accounting staff and assess their performance

• Ensure appropriate external audit arrangements are in place and ready for audit as well as manage the

audit process

• Run the Financial Year end Audit and liaise with the Auditors

• Ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations are produced on an accurate and timely basis to include bank

reconciliations, debtors, creditors and inter-company account

Funds Management

• Forecast and manage cash flow positions, related borrowing needs

• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational requirements

• Negotiate and obtain finance from banks and financial institutions, including facilities and funding

• Maintain banking and financial institutions relationships

Risk Management

• Identify and assess financial risks and opportunities, and develop strategies to mitigate risks while

maximising returns

• Establish and monitor internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with laws and regulations

Budgeting

• Coordinate, direct and complete the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts

• Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances

• Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction

Financial Analysis

• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company

• Interpret and analyse the company''s financial results to management and recommend improvement

activities

• Review company bottlenecks and problem areas with recommendations of changes to improve the overall

level of company throughput

• Compile key business metrics and report on them to management

• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management

• Oversee the extension of credit to customers

• Recommend changes to the corporate credit policy