Head of Finance at Associated Vehicle Assemblers Limited

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the recruitment, training, mentoring, and professional development of the finance team to ensure a high level of performance and continuous growth
• Develop, manage, and track the department's annual budget
• Managing the financial reporting for the organization. This includes monthly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, 5-year financial plans and all statutory financial reporting
• Providing sound financial support and insights to enable Senior Management to make critical business decisions
• Presentation of financial results and insights to the Simba Group Finance & the AVA Board
• Play a key role in the formulation of the business's strategy
• Managing and overseeing the taxation affairs of the organization and liaising with the external tax firm for specialist advice
• Managing and overseeing the cash flow of the company and ensuring it has the appropriate treasury controls
• Managing the External Auditor relationship and ensuring the organization is compliant with accounting standards
• Managing and overseeing the company's banking and borrowing arrangements
• Managing and overseeing the company’s financial systems
• Investment appraisal and analysis, including monitoring of ROI
• Presenting results to non-finance Senior Management to enable them to provide sound Departmental Management decisions
• Overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Financial and Management Accounting functions
• Risk Management to ensure the business has a solid risk framework in place
• Overseeing commercial decision making from margin analysis, pricing analysis etc
• Advising and implementing best practice methods to increase revenue and reduce costs
• Advising on market changes and providing strategic financial recommendations to AVA’s Management Committee
• Managing and tracking budget and accounting information including billing, collections, and tax information
• Assist in resource identification, work assignment, performance evaluation, and promotion decision activities
• Oversee B.I operations and supervise systems and B.I staff
• Develop strategy as it relates to the organization's B.I and I.T infrastructure (computer and information systems, security, communication systems, etc.)
• Alongside the Managing Director and the Senior Management team identify business and technology needs and to optimize the use of information technology
• Ensure smooth delivery and operation of B.I services by monitoring systems performance
• Create processes and standards for selection, implementation, and support of systems
• Guide Information system strategy and development for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Forecasting and Transportation Management
• Constantly review external trends and identify internal opportunities for continuous improvement
• And any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Required qualifications and experience:

• 10+ Years work experience as a Senior Financial Management Position
• In-depth understanding of cash flow management, bank reconciliation and bookkeeping
• Hands-on experience with budgeting and risk management
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting models
• Proficiency in accounting software
• Solid analytical and decision-making skills

Leadership abilities

• BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
• MSc/MBA or relevant certification (e.g. CFA/CPA) is a plus
• Knowledge of ISO Standards, (9001, 14001, 45001, etc)