Chief Financial Officer
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Job Overview

We are looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our company. As a CFO, your duties include directing staff and providing accounting services to our company as well as our clients. In addition to this, you should take a leadership position for making decisions that influence our organization. You will acutely supervise the general accounting and financial processes. 

As a CFO, you will play a key role in 

• preparing growth plans

• supervise financial performance

• providing financial projections

• risk management 

• creating and executing monetary strategies to enhance and keep up the financial and operational strategy of our firm.

If you have all the required skills, certifications, and experience then we will love to meet you. 

Responsibilities

• Manage the financial systems of the company.

• Supervise monetary controls and accounting strategies.

• Maintain good relationships with vendors.

• Guarantee full transparency over the monetary execution of the organization.

• Oversee all financial staff members (controllers, treasurers and so forth). 

• Prepare current forecasting reports.

• Set up and direct the company finance IT framework.

• Provide guidance on the most proficient methods to increase income and diminish costs.

• Convey potential dangers on time in a convenient way.

• Make sure that annual financial goals are achieved.

• Assist the CEO with the planning of both monthly and annual financial plans.

• Drive the company’s financial planning and strategies.

• Perform administration by breaking down the company’s liabilities and speculations.

• Keep up the speed of bills and customer payments.

• Arrange and deliver all tax documents as required.

• Prepare monthly financial reports and weekly cash flow by division.

• Present the financial report to senior management.

Requirements

• BSC/ BA in Finance, Accounting or relevant field degree.

• MSc or MBA in Finance will be a plus.

• Proven 10+ years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer or relevant position in the Finance Industry.

• Professional certification such as CMA, CA, CPA is an advantage.

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office. 

• Working knowledge in Financial Management software (e.g.Microsoft Dynamics SL) & Reporting software (e.g.SAP).

• Excellent budget development skills.

• Outstanding quality management and financial skills.

• Strong leadership skills.

• Outstanding knowledge of forecasting methods and data analysis.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Strong maths skills with efficient accuracy.

• Excellent time management skills.

• A critical thinker and excellent problem solver.