Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Reference: SFO_2013
Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd
Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd
Contract: Permanent
Available: ASAP
Category: Experienced
Offer: Neg.
Profile Introduction
Profile Introduction
Our client is a
leading East African investment company listed on the Nairobi Securities
Exchange and cross-listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange and seeks to
recruit a Senior Finance Officer for their Nairobi office.
The overall purpose of the role is: Responsibility over the Group’s forward looking reporting function as well as management of the financial control environment.
Minimum Requirements
The overall purpose of the role is: Responsibility over the Group’s forward looking reporting function as well as management of the financial control environment.
Minimum Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in a related
field
- Advanced technical credentials such
as CPA, CFA or ACCA
- Over 6 years or progressive
financial management experience
Job Specification - Senior Finance
Officer
- Provide business partnership to the
Group’s senior management through regular and insightful forward
reporting.
- Develop and implement relevant
financial control systems to ensure optimal delivery of financial services
to the group.
- Provide oversight over the Group’s
tax matters.
- Provide leadership in the
development of continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic
financial objectives for the Group.
- Evaluate and advise on the impact of
long range planning and reviewing of strategies and the regulatory
implications.
- Provide recommendations to
strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
- Ensure credibility of the Finance
and strategy function by providing timely and accurate analysis of
budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
- Take a lead in preparation of
financial management information for the Board.
- Review financial reports and ensure
that they comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Implement controls through IT
Systems.
- Manage the planning, forecasting,
and management reporting cycles, establish and monitor key business
indicators and add value to the business through sound analysis and risk
assessment, and proactive recommendations
Competencies
- Demonstrate initiative and execution
capacity.
- Be an excellent communicator with
the ability to effectively articulate financial matters to our Management
and Board.
- Be generally curious and with a broad
understanding of the operating environment.
- Possess strong analytical skills.
- Be an emotionally intelligent
individual with the ability to cultivate and manage relationships with a
diverse group of individuals.
- Have the intellectual capacity and
tangible experience in financial operations (financial management,
financial reporting, IT system implementation, management of controls) and
tax management in a multi geographic Group setting.
How to Apply
If you are
qualified and up to the challenge visit www.altimaafrica.com/careers.php
and apply online by 5pm, 18th July 2013
Please note that
only qualified candidates will be contacted.
