Closing: Apr 25, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 26, 2024 (15 days ago)
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- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A Master’s Degree or professional certification in taxation or treasury management would be advantageous.
- Proven experience (at least 5 years) in financial management and planning, tax compliance, and treasury management roles, credit and risk control preferably within the microfinance industry or banking sector.
- Demonstrated knowledge of liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, and investment strategies
- within a financial institution. Proficient in managing liquidity, cash flow, and investment activities to optimise the bank’s financial stability and profitability.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess financial risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Strong leadership and management abilities, with the capability to guide and motivate a team. Sound organisational and time management skills, with a focus on prioritisation and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, communicate complex tax and treasury concepts clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders.
- Ethical and trustworthy, demonstrating a high level of integrity in dealing with financial and tax-related information.
- Strong data analysis skills, capable of interpreting financial information, identifying trends, and making informed recommendations.
- Strong understanding of taxation laws, regulations, and reporting requirements, with the ability to interpret and apply complex tax rules.
- Proficiency in using accounting, finance modelling and treasury management software and tools.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a Zip file containing their Cover letter and CV to: the provided email address using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note
- Join us in making a positive impact through financial inclusion and community empowerment!
Responsibilities
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. A Master’s Degree or professional certification in taxation or treasury management would be advantageous.
- Proven experience (at least 5 years) in financial management and planning, tax compliance, and treasury management roles, credit and risk control preferably within the microfinance industry or banking sector.
- Demonstrated knowledge of liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, and investment strategies
- within a financial institution. Proficient in managing liquidity, cash flow, and investment activities to optimise the bank’s financial stability and profitability.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess financial risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Strong leadership and management abilities, with the capability to guide and motivate a team. Sound organisational and time management skills, with a focus on prioritisation and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, communicate complex tax and treasury concepts clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders.
- Ethical and trustworthy, demonstrating a high level of integrity in dealing with financial and tax-related information.
- Strong data analysis skills, capable of interpreting financial information, identifying trends, and making informed recommendations.
- Strong understanding of taxation laws, regulations, and reporting requirements, with the ability to interpret and apply complex tax rules.
- Proficiency in using accounting, finance modelling and treasury management software and tools.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a Zip file containing their Cover letter and CV to: the provided email address using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note
- Join us in making a positive impact through financial inclusion and community empowerment!
Background
- We are currently seeking dynamic individuals to join our Client’s team and contribute to their mission of financial inclusion.
- The responsibilities of a head of finance include managing financial tasks and ensuring that finances are used beneficially. You should also ensure that investments and finances comply with regulations.
- To be successful as a head of finance, you should demonstrate excellent leadership qualities and experience in modelling financial strategies. Ultimately, a competent Head of Finance should maintain the finances of the organisation effectively and increase profitability.
Duties
- Overseeing tax compliance, optimization, planning strategies and the accounting team
- Manage treasury operations, including cash management and investment activities.
- Safeguard financial stability through effective asset and liability management.
- Handle/ Review budget planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Implement professional financial recording, reporting, cost optimization, and profitability strategies.
- Demonstrate advanced proficiency in Excel, including Power Queries, and Pivot Tables.
- Managing the organisation's financial reporting. This comprises all required financial reporting, monthly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
- Managing and overseeing the financial systems of the organisation.
- Providing sound financial assistance and information to management in order for it to make important business decisions.
- Present financial statistics and insights to the Board of Directors.
- Perform risk analysis, profit analysis, appraisal and analysis of investments.
- Forecast daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual performance.
- Compare investment opportunities and make recommendations.
- Ascertain all accounting endeavours and audits comply with financial laws and rules.
- Relationship management with Investors (where applicable).
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