Job Overview: The prospective candidate will be responsible for developing strategies that guide the organization in achieving ALL set financial goals.
Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Oversees all company finance and accounting strategy and consequent activities; including accounting departments, preparing and monitoring of departmental budgets, creating and managing financial reports, tax and audit functions. 2. Representing the company before Financial, Government and Technical Regulatory Forces, defending company's objectives and decisions. 3. Develop with a financial approach mind-set, polices and standards that are aimed at ensuring optimal utilization of the company/departmental resources for the overall achievement of the company's set objectives; long-term and periodic. 4. Supervise investment of funds; work with banks and/or investment bankers to raise additional capital as needed by the business. 5. Direct the preparation of all financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, reports to shareholders, tax returns, and reports for government regulatory agencies subject to internal guidelines set from time to time by the Management. 6. To comply with all reporting, accounting and audit requirements imposed by the capital markets or regulatory bodies of capital markets in which the securities of the firm are traded or are about to be traded or otherwise listed.
Required Qualifications: 1. BSc/HND Accounting and must be a Chartered Accountant. Holders of MBA will be an added advantage. 2. Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. 3. Must be very familiar with IFRS and must be knowledgeable in taxation. 4. Ability to prepare financial reports, statements, and projections and knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems. 5. Must have at least 5 years’ experience on similar role in a financial institution.
Educational Background: BSc/HND Accounting, Chartered Accountant, MBA preferred
Experience: At least 5 years in a similar role in a financial institution
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