Vacancies at Optiven Limited

Job Purpose Statement:

The job holder is responsible for providing leadership to the Finance and Accounting function of Optiven group to ensure the integrity of the group’s financial operations, books and alignment and support for strategy. These includes:

• Development and implementation of a long-term financial strategy.
• Building a high performing and cohesive team.
• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the organization’s books of accounts, financial integrity and compliance.
• Optimizing profitability, Capital and Operational management and mitigating risk.

Key Responsibilities:

 Strategic Financial Planning

• Lead long-term financial planning for the group in line with the Group Strategy including all SBU’s.
• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO, providing financial expertise and data-driven insights to guide critical business decisions and overall strategy.
• Use macroeconomic insights (e.g., inflation, urban growth) to guide strategy.
• Analyze market trends, and regulatory risks and provide recommendations to the BOD.
• Prioritize capital towards high-potential land corridors and infrastructure.
• Align budgeting with master planning timelines.
• Oversee Budget planning for the group within the defined timelines

Team Leadership

• Provide leadership to create a good team environment that motivates and drives maximum productivity.
• Build and lead high-performing and cohesive Finance team across key functions.
• Oversee and manage Finance team activities.
• In collaboration with the HR, ensure that the finance team, has clear targets that are in line with the objectives of the company and ensure that each member of staff is clear on their goals and targets for each performance cycle.
• Lead the monthly performance check ins, the quarterly review and half year performance reviews
• Foster a culture of accountability, ethical conduct, and agility.
• Drive succession planning and performance management
• In collaboration with HR oversee disciplinary and grievance management for the team.
• Lead change management across financial systems and processes.
• Ensure transparent internal communication and inclusive leadership development.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Oversee the preparation of accurate financial reports, statements, budgets as well as key performance indicators
• Create ROI and feasibility models for land acquisition, subdivision, and resale
• Support leadership with financial insights for strategic decisions.
• Use Financial management models to determine optimal pricing for all inventory items.
• Build capital models for phased projects and developments.
• Promote transparency and accountability in financial reporting

Cash Management & Liquidity

• Overseeing cash flow to ensuring the company has sufficient liquidity to meet its Liability obligations.
• Ensure funding is available for operations, debt servicing, and infrastructure projects.
• Review and manage receivables and collections to effectively support Liquidity and profitability
• Manage company assets for optimal utilization.
• Drive Capital investments to Optimise returns.
• Structure financing deals for land and capital investments.
• Manage relationships with banks, investors, and partners.

Financial Operations & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with tax, accounting standards, and laws.
• Streamline financial processes like payments, receivables, procurement, etc.
• Work closely with auditors on risk and compliance reviews.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting on cash flows and inventory values.
• Manage vendor onboarding and financial due diligence.
• Leverage new technologies and data analytics to improve financial processes, drive efficiency, and foster innovation within the finance function.
• Uphold financial stewardship by ensuring accurate financial statements, complying with accounting standards.

Growth and Profitability Optimization

• Collaborate with sales, projects and legal to shape pricing and cash flow strategies.
• Uncovering opportunities for growth and cost reduction, and implementing financial strategies that enhance profitability and business value. Track costs across acquisition, titling, and infrastructure to protect margins.
• Implement controls over vendor payments and escrow disbursements.
• Define revenue recognition policies for multi-phase land sales
• Reduce costs through efficient infrastructure planning.
• Monitor landholding costs and plan divestments for low-return assets.
• Use data to optimize pricing, marketing, and buyer conversion.

Risk Management

• Proactively manage portfolio risks through internal controls, compliance systems, and strategic advisories on zoning, environmental, and legal exposure.
• Identify potential financial, market, credit, and operational risks and potential impact on business continuity
• Develop an action plan to mitigate identified risks
• Report on mitigation and residual risks to ensure effective decision making.
• Set up strong internal controls across procurement and financial operations.
• Advise the Board on portfolio risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Build dashboards to track compliance, market changes, and risk signals.
• Ensure insurance, legal protections, and reserves are in place.
• Lead anti-fraud and KYC programs across all transactions.
• Maintain proper audit trails for all transactions.

Other duties assigned from time to time

Qualification and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, economics, or business administration.
• Master’s Degree (MBA) in finance or strategic management.
• Professional Certifications – CPAK (Certified Public Accountant) required
• Professional Certification in investment management an added advantage
• 15 years working Experience, 10 of which should be in financial leadership and 3 years leading a finance department.
• Must be a member of a professional body. i.e. ICPAK,ACCA,etc.

Competency Requirements:

• Excellent financial acumen
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptability
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent reporting skills

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Job Purpose Statement:

The job holder has overall responsibility of information and technology for the group covering both hardware and software, including:

• Setting the organization’s technology strategy to support the overall business strategy.
• Leading the commercialization of the software solutions developed.
• Building a high performing and cohesive team.
• Overseeing the day-to-day Operations of IT systems and infrastructure and software development.
• Ensuring data security, system reliability, Cyber Security and compliance with regulations.
• Setting a clear Software development strategy by identifying emerging technologies, that drive digital transformation initiatives that are responsive to market Needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Technology Strategic Leadership

• Set the overall technology strategy for the organization.
• Ensure technology plans support business Strategies.
• Monitor technology trends and finding opportunities for the business.
• Advise the Board and executives on technology direction.
• Collaborate with the CEO and C-suite to align technology with business growth.
• Ensure technology investments deliver value and competitive advantage.

Revenue Generation

• Carry out research from time to time to understand the changes in the market trends and the changes in customer needs.
• Drive software product development to respond to market needs.
• Come up with comprehensive sales strategies that will lead to objectives being achieved.
• Monitoring and evaluation of sales strategies performance
• Achieve revenue targets as agreed for the team
• Ensure timely collections of the customer payments as per schedule.

Team Leadership

• Provide leadership to create a good team environment that motivates and drives maximum productivity.
• Build and lead high-performing and cohesive technology team across key functions.
• Oversee and manage Technology team activities.
• In collaboration with the HR, ensure that the technology team, has clear targets that are in line with the objectives of the company and ensure that each member of staff is clear on their goals and targets for each performance cycle.
• Lead the monthly performance check ins, the quarterly review and half year performance reviews
• Foster a culture of accountability, ethical conduct, and agility.
• Drive succession planning and performance management
• In collaboration with HR oversee disciplinary and grievance management for the team.

IT Infrastructure & Operations

• Manage all internal IT systems, including hardware, software, networks, and data centers.
• Ensure IT systems are secure, reliable, and able to scale as the organization grows.
• Oversee smooth day-to-day IT operations with minimal downtime.
• Implement best practices in system architecture, integration, and IT service management.
• Monitor and improve performance of IT infrastructure to support business needs.
• Ensure IT systems and processes comply with regulations and cybersecurity standards.
• Develop and maintain IT governance, policies, and risk management protocols.
• Oversee business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Monitor and manage technology risks.
• Report compliance and risk status to the executive team and Board.

Digital Transformation & Innovation

• Lead projects to modernize systems and improve processes for better efficiency and customer experience.
• Introduce new technologies, such as AI, automation, and cloud solutions, to gain a competitive edge.
• Identify opportunities where technology can streamline operations or create new business value.
• Support teams in adopting new tools and ways of working across the organization.

Budget & Resource Management

• Developing and managing the Technology budget, ensuring spending aligns with business priorities.
• Balance investment in innovation with cost efficiency.
• Review and approve major Technology purchases, vendor contracts, and monitor KPIs for IT operations.
• Allocating resources effectively across projects and departments.
• Oversee vendor relationships, contracts, and technology procurement.
• Tracking performance and measuring ROI on technology initiatives to ensure value.

Stakeholder management & Collaboration

• Build and maintain partnerships with vendors, regulators, and industry stakeholders.
• Promote adoption of digital tools and systems across the organization.
• Facilitate communication between IT and other departments.
• Represent the organization in external technology discussions and collaborations.

Other duties assigned from time to time

Qualification and Experience Requirements:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field (MSc preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years in IT leadership, with at least 5 in executive or senior management roles.
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body.

Competency Requirements:

• Business acumen
• Problem solving and decision skills
• Integrity
• Time Management
• Budget Management
• Creative
• Innovative
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Proactive and results oriented
• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking