Senior Director of Finance at Samasource

Job Description:

Samasource operates Digital Basics, a digital training program targeted at low income youths, and Digital Impact Sourcing Centers in Nairobi, Kenya and Gulu, Uganda.  We expect to continue to scale in East Africa and are seeking a senior experienced finance professional to drive adoption of financial accountabilities within the operating teams by creating best-in-class financial processes.  The Senior Director of Finance should have experience leading a finance department, strong command of cost and project accounting, GAAP, financial analysis and forecasting, and deep demonstrated experience partnering at an executive level to drive financial performance improvement.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Director of Finance will be the head of finance for all of East Africa operations and a key member of the management team reporting to the CFO of Samasource; the roles key responsibilities are:

Controllership:

• Manage the East Africa bookkeeping process and finance team
• Continually evaluate and improve internal financial controls 
• Manage external audits, tax filings, and all regulatory compliance
• Oversee banking and insurance relationships and contracts
• Ensure monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports are accurate and published on a timely basis

Finance:

• Own the regions monthly financial and cash forecasting process; provide local management with support in driving solutions and improvements to overall financial health
• Own the annual budgeting process and partner with leadership in setting of annual targets and KPIs for each department 
• Drive implementation of project cost accounting tracking and reporting
• Train local management and staff on financial project metrics and partner with them to ensure they become fully accountable for project financial targets being met
• Oversee financial components of capital project budgeting and execution

Qualifications and experience required:

• A Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting plus a professional accounting designation  
• At least 10 years of progressive experience within accounting, financial and cost management within professional organizations
• Demonstrated experience in driving improved financial accountability across an organizations operations and management team
• Demonstrated experience in successful partnering with executive leadership and in achievement of improvement to financial health of the organization
• Facility with computerized accounting and financial reporting software - and an aptitude for system improvements and developments
• Strong cost accounting and project accounting experience preferably in fast growing international services business
• Advanced Excel skills

Skills required:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with an executive presence
• Self-motivated to learn new concepts and participate in new projects
• Strong organizational and analytical skills combined with facility and command of complex accounting and financial concepts
• Demonstrated leadership experience; the ability to develop and coach a team
• Ability to collect, combine and analyze information under challenging conditions
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong management and mentoring skills