Job Purpose

Provide high-level guidance and review the coordination of the team’s work involving compilation, consolidation, and analysis of financial forecasts, and endorse funding, investment, and distribution proposals on a calculation basis. Advise the Head in reviewing proposed modifications and developing new procedures to meet the specialised needs of the department.

Profile description:

Key Job Accountabilities – I

Examine Cash Flow forecasts across all ventures and ensure they are timely and accurately updated and provide specialized advice on guiding principles to team on cash flow forecasting and Investment management.

Review and endorse all ventures internal funding, investment proposals and shareholder distribution calculations against Cash Flow forecasts for accuracy and to ensure maximum amounts and tenors are proposed for investments and shareholder distributions while ensuring compliance with lender financing agreement requirements for cash waterfall in account agreements and relevant investment policies.

Achieve expert knowledge of local and international banking systems and practices. Responsible for supporting the Head in addressing and resolving integrated problems requiring an expert response.

Facilitate relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the team in expediting the collating of information and supporting the resolution of pending issues.

Implement department specific policies, systems, funding agreements and procedures that ensure effective financial planning and budgetary management.

Key Job Accountabilities – II

Maintain optimum bank account structures for efficient banking operations and reducing costs. Propose bank account optimization to joint ventures in case of dormant accounts. Review interest rates and quarterly returns and propose strategy for increasing returns on accounts.

Ensure that accounting/finance records are prepared and maintained in accordance with accounting policies, chart of accounts and accounting principles. Ensure accurate and timely recording and reporting of operating results by providing financial analysis and interpretation of variances from budgets.

Collaborate with management across the Company to develop business and capital spending plans. Prepare departmental reports and presentations for senior management and key stakeholders.

Interpret and explain financial policies and procedures to staff and provides specialised advice to management. Provide professional input and advice on additions of counterparties for Investments and Foreign Exchange transactions.

Lead the development and enhancement of financial systems to increase processes efficiencies and teams’ productivity.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline and an internationally recognized professional accounting and finance qualification (CFA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CMA).

Knowledge and/or Experience – I

7 years’ experience in treasury or finance-related function.

Knowledge of banking systems and processes.

Ability to interpret legal terms and clauses in the JVAs, Accounts Agreements, Loan Agreements, and any other finance agreements.

Solid knowledge of accounting systems.

Advanced financial knowledge in a range of areas including consolidation, compilation, and analysis.

We offer:

Provide expert technical interpretation for financing and lending agreements.

Provide professional advice and administration of Financing Agreements and compliance activities.

Engage Lenders, Facility Agents, and Shareholders on discussions relating to Financing Agreements and compliance.

Ensure accurate and timely computation and repayment of loans and timely compliance with lending covenants to avoid any financial impact, reputational risk and exposure to the company.