HEAD OF FINANCE AND STRATEGY

Overview

Brites Management Services is your Partner in Recruitment and HR Consultancy and we are seeking to recruit Head of Finance and Strategy for a client in the Financial sector. The ideal candidate must have worked with a financial institution in the same capacity or higher.

Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversight, development, implementation, Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the company strategic plan.
• Act as the company advisory lead on Fundraising and Investments options and business diversification.
• Coordination of internal and external audit processes and ensure closure of audit matters.
• Continuously identify, log, Monitor and put in place plans for the overall company internal controls, risk management and mitigation.
• Maintenance of financial records, tax records and compliance of statutory requirements.
• Overall responsibility for annual budget process, ongoing monitoring of expenditure against budget including reporting of variance analyses; advising on the multi-annual indicative budgeting as part of the strategy process.
• Provision of timely financial management information and reports to senior management, board and other stakeholders in the company.
• Managing and implementing the financial management system and other system internal financial controls.
• Act as the lead team for business cost control management.
• Any other duties or responsibilities assigned by your supervisor from time to time.

Additional education

• Bachelor degree in commerce (Finance or accounting option) or other relevant degree.
• Professional accounting qualification CPA (K), ACCA etc.

Experience

Additional experience

• Minimum of 4 years qualification experience at management level, preferably in a financial industry.
• Experience in the use of financial management systems like Micro soft dynamics business central etc.

Skills

• Problem Solving
• proficiency in Microsoft office suite
• Ethics and integrity
• effective communication .

Additional skills

• Proficiency in the Microsoft suite of applications.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills including managing, interpreting, and reporting.
• Ability to manage staff and deliver results through a team.
• Strong interpersonal; communication; and negotiation skills with staff and business stakeholders.
• High motivation with a proven ability to work with minimal supervision
• A very high standard of personal integrity

Terms and conditions

If you meet the above qualifications, skills and experience send CV urgently to recruitment@britesmanagement.com quoting the job title as the subject line on your email

• Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.