Finance Director at HCS Africa

Key Responsibilities for the Finance Director Job

• Collaborate with the CEO and COO to create strategic growth plans and to raise the equity and working capital needed to implement these plans
• Structuring equity instruments to raise capital
• Liaise with large institutional investors to create a pipeline of investors
• Be able to build and create high quality term sheets and negotiate with potential investors
• Negotiate with large debtors and banks
• Coordinate tax and audit filings in each country of operation
• Maintain banking relationships and monitor accounts
• Oversee revenue, expenses booking according to globally compliant practices
• Manage financial reporting for investors and the Board of Directors
• Provide clear regular reports to the management team on performance to budget, cash flow projections, and risks
• Drive strategic improvements to global operation, including country-specific tax-efficient structures, transactions between parent and subsidiary, and maintenance of global inventory.
• Evaluate and engage with advisors as needed
• Participate in risk management and legal activities, including client contracts, partnership agreements, investment papers, compliance, insurance, etc.

Finance Director Job Qualifications

• Five years minimum work experience in finance
• Some investment banking or strategic consulting experience
• Some work experience in a multinational company, preferably with operations in Africa
• Advanced proficiency in accounting software tools, including Quickbooks
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Financial modeling expertise
• Ability to manage a global, multi-cultural team of finance and accounting staff
• Entrepreneurial spirit and collaborative nature, ability and drive to work independently, solution- oriented
• Master’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or equivalent

Desirable Skills

• Strong investment banking experience specifically in Mergers and Acquisitions
• Extensive network in the Private equity space
• Understand deal structuring from a sell side perspective
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in proposing new ways of creating efficiencies and navigating global tax structures
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills (English)
• Self starter and requires no operating manual
• Copious amounts of humor