Chief Financial Officer at Shelter Afrique

Reference shafcfo_06.22 

Key Responsibilities

Business Strategy.

• Proactively analyze financial information and provide input to the Management and the Board on decisions that will create sound financial principals for the organization.
• In line with the annual budget cycles, review and recommend appropriate courses of action to ensure that Shelter Afrique achieves its financial targets over the long term.
• Develop optimal legal, tax and cost efficiency structures, consolidating businesses processes as may be determined from time to time.
• Develop and manage financial policies and procedures within accepted accounting principles and corporate guidelines across Shelter Afrique.
• implement an accounting framework to outline a long-term financial outlook, backed by financial data that will inform strategic decisions and guide Shelter Afrique on risk/reward returns.

Financial Control

• Manage all operations relating to financial management and reporting to ensure an ongoing sustainable business.
• Design robust cost management processes and ensure that they have commensurate levels of approvals and monitoring guidelines across the organization.
• Provide timely and relevant information for key stakeholders (Exco and Board) to implement strategic decisions.
• Evaluate capital expenditure, providing guidance and direction for major items with appropriate stakeholders and submitting for Board approvals where required.
• Timely production of consolidated financial statements and management accounts, maintaining compliance with IFRS and other statutory obligations across the organization.

Financial Compliance

• Implement a healthy regulatory and compliance culture within Shelter Afrique ensuring integrity, consistency, and professionalism always.
• Develop appropriate schedules of delegated financial authority in collaboration with the executive team.
• Ensure that an effective management system for internal controls is in place, leading and guiding the Finance teams in periodic reviews.
• Lead the financial reporting process enabling efficient and timely production of the monthly and annual accounts to the Managing Director and the Board.

Human Resources

• Provide leadership and mentorship to the Finance teams, dedicating time to coach team members perform to their full potential.
• Working with Human Resources, identify the training needs of the Finance team and ensure processes are in place to support and encourage appropriate personal and professional development of staff within the context of organizational objectives.
• Create a shared vision for own direct reports, shape the finance strategy and operate an efficient finance function in line with Shelter Afrique’s business objectives.

External Relationships

• Maintain professional working relationships with key stakeholders including banks, auditors and answer key financial and business questions posed by these stakeholders and submit reports where required.

Minimum qualifications, skills, and experience

• Master’s degree in business administration (MBA), Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional qualifications such as CPA, ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CFA or equivalent membership to a relevant professional body.
• At least Fifteen (15) years’ financial management experience of which ten (10) must be at senior management level.
• Proficiency in ERP’s especially oracle, loans, and financial management systems.
• Working knowledge of French and English a plus.
• Strong financial management experience and skills (budgets/forecasts capital projects, stakeholder management)
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to link financial results to operational performance drivers and provide value add insights to the business.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills.