Head of Finance

JOB DESCRIPTION

Roles and responsibilities include:

• Managing the financial reporting for the organisation. This includes monthly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, 2-year financial plans and all statutory financial reporting
• Providing sound financial support and insights to enable the MT to make critical business decisions
• Presentation of financial results and insights to the Board
• Play a key role in the formulation of the business strategy
• Managing and overseeing the taxation affairs of the organisation and liaising with the relevant parties for specialist advice
• Managing and overseeing the cash flow of the company and ensuring it has the appropriate treasury controls
• Managing the External Auditor relationship and ensuring the organisation is compliant with accounting standards
• Coordinate and liaise with external parties namely internal auditors, tax agents, corporate secretary, local tax and government authorities.
• Managing and overseeing the company's banking arrangements
• Managing and overseeing the company’s financial system
• Presenting results to non-finance people to understand
• Overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Financial and Management Accounting functions.
• Risk Management to ensure the business has a solid risk framework in place
• Advising and implementing best practice methods to increase revenue and reduce costs
• Providing strategic financial recommendations to the MT
• Managing and tracking budget and accounting information including billing, collections, and tax information
• Reviewing all formal finance and related policies and procedures
• Recruitment, training, mentoring and development of staff
• Any other task assigned by the Reporting Officer or Management

Specific Tasks Include:

• Oversee and manage Finance Team and review work done by the finance team
• Check and verify journal entries to be posted
• Be accountable for the movement of non-IT Fixed Assets & IT Fixed Assets
• Analyse and review monthly, quarterly, half yearly and year-end financial statements on a timely basis for submission to the Management
• Analyse and review monthly departmental incomes and expenditures on a timely basis for submission to the Management
• Review monthly bank reconciliation statement, AR Aging, AP Aging, fixed assets register and supporting schedules
• Coordinate and liaise with external parties namely external auditors, internal auditors, tax agents, corporate secretary, local tax and government authorities, where required
• Support and ensure compliance with all finance filing requirements, tax filing requirement (GST/WHT/CIT), audits, procedures and forms
• Oversee exceptions reporting
• Prepare the financial statements and relevant documentation requested by the external auditors

• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Effective organisational skills
• Independent, resourceful, meticulous and a good team player
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Accounting/Business/Economics degree
• Chartered Accountant/ ACCA or its equivalent
• 5-8 years of management experience in finance