Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Finance Manager shall be responsible for the day-to-day function of the finance department in various duties and responsibilities.
Duties & Responsibilities
· Act as a reference point & support the finance team with technical queries and monitor their technical and career development.
· Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company, such as ac-counts payables and accounts receivables and treasury.
· Ensure that all relevant rules, regulations, and requirements pertaining to the accounting function are always adhered to.
· Support with the computation of the company's payroll function.
· Responsible for performing the month-end procedures and generating the monthly management accounts.
· Ensure that financial information is timely and accurate and be able to report such information to internal and external stakeholders.
· Review the company's financial information with the Chief Financial Officer to identify areas of potential improvement.
· Stay abreast with technological, technical and compliance advancements.
· Compiling statutory reports for review such as Vat Returns and FSS forms.
· Compiling statutory surveys, such as NSO.
· Approving the posting of payable invoices.
· Preparation for and managing the external financial audit.
· Liaise with external stakeholders (auditors, bank relationship managers etc.)
· Assists the CFO in managing cash flow and is responsible for authorising payments.
· Develop budgets and financial plans for the company based on research and re-ports.
· Responsible for general management functions, including the recruitment of team members and handling of the company's performance management pro-cess for the finance team.
· Any other duties as from time to time reasonably be required.
Skills, Qualifications & Attributes:
· Is a warranted Accountant, has a Tertiary level of education with a degree in Accounting or equivalent, such as ACCA, or working towards achieving such qualification;
· An analytical approach and the ability to process information in a systematic manner;
· A team player with a can-do attitude;
· A high degree of integrity and a can-do approach;
· The ability to meet reporting deadlines.
