Regional Finance Manager

Are you a motivated and skilled professional looking to make a meaningful impact? We are looking for a Regional Finance Manager to join our client's team.

Salary and Benefits:

• Negotiable

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall administration, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of strategic and operational plans for the Regional finance function:
• Planning, organising, and controlling all fiscal activities of the Company including cash flow management, budgeting, reporting evaluation of business performance, and internal controls;
• Negotiating and advising on key contracts:
• Manage the accounting, reporting, tax administration and planning, legal, and treasury processes including the design and
• effective implementation of a sound internal controls environment;
• Preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial and/or performance reports for internal management use and for external stakeholders including the Board and shareholders;
• Develop strong cash flow management systems including short- and long-term forecasting, and ensure that these are well adhered to;
• Provide leadership to optimise the company's financial performance and strategic position
• Develop performance measures and monitoring systems that support the Company's strategic direction;
• Provide financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets, and business drivers
• Oversight on key initiatives and projects as well as financial appraisals and reconciliations design and maintenance of financial systems that are robust, compliant and support current activities and cater for future growth;
• Ensuring adherence to a sound governance and compliance framework;
• Establish a high level of credibility and manage strong working relationships with external parties, including customers, suppliers and regulatory authorities; and
• Provide leadership, supervision, training, and development of the finance and administration department.

Key Skills:

• Experience with group reporting, and preparation of financial statements:
• Good knowledge and experience with structuring transactions;
• ICT experience desirable;
• Good knowledge of Accounting and Technology related ERPs;
• Strong communication and presentation skills with all levels of staff:
• Problem solver and critical thinker with strong data analysis skills

Qualifications:

• A degree in Accounting and/or Finance.
• Professional Accounting Qualification and/or studying towards such qualification.
• Completed articles of clerkship with at least 3 years post completion experience an added advantage.