Finance Manager

Job title : Finance Manager

• Qualification: Must be a chartered Accountant (ACCA, ACA) with relevant university degrees. MBA and / or Professional qualification in Risk Management is an added advantage
• Experience: A minimum of 8 years’ post NYSC experience with 3 years in a senior management role. Prior working experience in private public partnership will be an added advantage

Key Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to the Centre Director in leadership and guidance to designated departments to ensure the financial stability of the organization.
• Ensure that Company financial plans are fully aligned with the overall finance strategy
• Oversee all external and internal reporting ensuring the integrity and timeliness of all reported figures.
• Use insightful commentaries to help all stakeholders understand the financial performance of the Company and to inform decision making.
• Employs a system of responsible accounting, including budget and internal controls.
• Ensures that monthly and quarterly financial reports are completed and distributed on a timely basis.
• Actively manage the Company cash flow through accurate historical reporting and robust forecasting.
• Ensures that all balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and a system of internal controls are in place to facilitate a clean audit.
• Maintains effective revenue cycle processes and identifies ways to increase the Centre’s cash-flow.
• Manages the cost-reporting process and understands financial impacts.
• Provide Quarterly financial reports to the Group (Head office) to support account consolidation and Board submissions,
• Provide annual financial statement preparation for the entity
• Implement sound treasury practices, governance and compliance
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance in respect of all financial aspects of the business.
• Implement and maintain internal controls according to international best practice.
• Oversee all accounting ledgers and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that the Board and Management are always fully informed of the full year financial outlook through the sharing of accurate and timely re-forecasts for the year.

Additional Requirements

• Experience with SAGE software, Microsoft Office Suite and other financial tools.
• Ambitious self-starter with a strong work ethic able to carry the responsibility of all financial operations and strategy
• Passionate, high energy, enthusiastic, and assertive
• Technically sound in understanding complex accounting and financial issues.
• Strategic thinker with ability to operate with a commercial lens
• Possess ability to drive results, goal orientated with strong people management skills
• Possess ability to interface and be effective with all levels of associates, management, board, external auditors, vendors and customers
• Possess analytical and financial modeling experience
• Good experience with local and international standards and operation
• Possess ability to facilitate cross-functional teams and lead across the company
• Possess strong communication, organizational and presentation skills
• Have a good knowledge of fund/investment and asset management is required for the role
• A good knowledge of setting up and managing the finance unit on the principle of International best practices as it relates to financial management
• Hands-on knowledge of developing and implementing financial control mechanism
• Previous audit experience is essential for the role
• Excellent planning, budgeting and reporting skills
• Prior working experience in private public partnership will be an added advantage