Finance and Strategy Director
Key responsibilities:
- Leading
business strategy discussions around Company’s finance processes
(operating reviews, outlook, operating plan) and pro-actively supporting
all areas of the business;
- Providing
financial leadership, risk management, reviewing financial performance and
ensuring action plans are in place to meet business commitments;
- Working
closely with senior management to develop and implement a funding and
investment strategy for effective implementation of the business growth
and diversification program;
- Generating
new investment through dynamic investor relations activities;
- Liaising
with investors and analysts through various communication channels to
increase visibility and ensuring relevant investor communications are
executed efficiently;
- Ensuring all
internal finance processes, controllership, owning complete balance sheet,
filing and reporting requirements are compliant with the required
standards;
- Driving
consistent improvements in financial processes and routines and ensuring
effective management of costs across the business;
- Providing
strategic advice with regards to business initiatives and projects and
assisting in the execution of business strategies;
- Ensuring
timely and accurate reporting on costs/revenue by cost centre and ensuring
regular updating of forecasts in the light of changes in costs and
revenue. A key part of this involves preparing presentations on the
company’s financial position to the Board of Directors; Producing
financial statements, reports and analysis to aid in decision making and
implementing financial decisions; and
The ideal candidate will possess:
- An
undergraduate degree with professional qualifications in accounting and/or
financial management;
- A Masters in
Business Administration (MBA) or relevant Masters Degree will be an added
advantage;
- A minimum of
10 years financial management experience, three to four of which must be
at senior management/director level;
- Strong
financial management experience and skills (budgets/forecasts capital
projects, imports and exports, stakeholder management);
- Demonstrable
experience generating new investment coupled with strong global investor
relations experience and the ability to build and maintain strong working
relationships with internal and external investor contacts at a senior
level;
- A proactive
self-starter with strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and
inspire others and positively influence and make an impact at senior
management level;
- Clear and
concise interpersonal communication skills;
- Excellent
analytical skills with the ability to link financial results to
operational performance drivers and provide value add insights to the
business;
- Excellent
written and verbal communication and presentation skills with attention to
detail;
- A member of
good standing with the Institute of Chartered Public Accountants of Kenya
(ICPAK)
- Track record
of excellent execution and thought leadership; and
- Working
experience with ERP’s and strong excel skills will be an added advantage.
Only candidates meeting the minimum requirements to apply to: recruitment@firstafrica.org
