Finance Manager Vacancy at Global Profilers

Global Profilers is a Recruitment & HR Services firm specialized in recruitment in Africa; we are currently looking for a Finance Manager for our client who is a start-up technology savvy lottery company.

Job Title: Finance Manager

Responsibilities:

Management

• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures


• Manage outsourced functions


• Oversee the operations of the treasury department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department’s goals and objectives

Funds Management

• Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment


• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements


• Assist in determining the company’s proper capital structure


• Arrange for equity and debt financing


• Invest funds


• Recommend appropriate dividend issuances, based on historical dividend patterns and expected cash flows


• Use hedging to mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company’s borrowings, as well as on its foreign exchange positions


• Maintain banking relationships

Budgeting

• Manage the preparation of the company’s budget


• Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances


• Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction

Financial Analysis

• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company


• Review the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management


• Participate in target costing activities to create products that meeting predetermined price goals


• Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing


• Compile key business metrics and report on them to management


• Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis


• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management


• Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement


• Interpret the company’s financial results to management and recommend improvement activities


• Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput

Additional Accountabilities:

• Oversee the extension of credit to customers

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, or equivalent business experience


• 7 years or above of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation


• Preference will be given to candidates who are ICAN certified or Certified Management Accountant designations


• MBA preferred


• Advanced Excel skills, ability to work with lookups and pivot table


• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.


• Experience with Financial Analyzer or equivalent, and Business Intelligence, a plus


• Excellent communication skills are essential, particularly in regard to presenting the results of analyses to management


• Have a flair for numbers, work well with people, aggressively anticipate impacts of workload/issues to team deadlines and have a very positive work attitude including willing to work some longer hours during peak period


• Strong experience in income statement analysis


• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skill


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects.

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