Head of Finance at Chanelle Microfinance Bank

Job Description

• We are currently seeking an experienced individual to head our finance department. Candidate must be Experienced in business planning, reporting, cash-flow and resolving tax related matters across various entities. Candidate will oversee production of monthly management accounts across the group, monitor cash-flow and perform year end statutory reporting for various entities and related regulatory financial reporting.

Duties will include:

• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
• Financial Reporting
• Risk Management
• Capital Management
• Treasury Management
• Tax Planning and Compliance
• Financial Systems and Processes
• Responsible for (multi-currency / multi-jurisdictions) and year-end statutory reporting for a variety of group-entities and, where applicable, related regulatory financial reporting. Prepare and publish timely monthly consolidated group financial statements in line with Group timetable.
• Developing / identifying the tools and processes needed to ensure that we have the correct data to allow us to be more accountable, accurate and timely in our reporting and our ability to react.
• Review monthly management accounts and financial planning and analysis across the group.
• Monitor the cash flow needs/surpluses of the affected entities.
• Assume management responsibilities for existing accounting department.

Responsibilities

• Accounting for a variety of group-entities in different jurisdictions (supported by the AP/AR-team) and auditor-liaison.
• Overseeing processing of related month-end and year-end journals, related documentation / reconciliations and ledger-based reporting.
• Related tax (VAT, WHT and Corporate Income tax) reporting, liaison with external tax advisors.
• Regulatory financial reporting (monthly / quarterly / annual) where applicable.
• Monitor the cash flow needs/surpluses of the entities responsible for (multi-currency environment / FX).
• Perform financial planning and analysis for short, medium and long term business cycles.
• Operationally supervise supporting staff in AP/AR

Skills Required

• Excellent technical understanding (legal entity level) of Finance, Accounting, Reporting, Budgeting and Business Planning.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field and applicable post qualification experience. Professional certification like ICAN, ACCA, CFA is a must.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction environment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to organize/prioritize the workload, largely self-sustained.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail while keeping focused on the big picture.