Head of Finance

Responsibilities:

• Implement financial strategies that support the company’s overall business objectives.
• Collaborate with the CFO and other leaders to drive the company’s growth.
• Work with all teams across the company and group to develop budgets, forecasts as well as financial models and projections.
• Plan strategy to boost company performance.
• Lead the analysing of market and customer data to identify trends and preferences that inform product development and marketing strategies.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) that directly link financial performance to strategic business outcomes, enabling proactive adjustments.
• Lead the creation of executive dashboards that highlight critical financial metrics in an easily digestible format for informed decision-making.
• Utilize advanced analytics tools for real-time financial reporting, enabling quicker decision-making processes that support strategic initiatives.
• Direct financial resources toward high-potential market segments to ensure that investments align with customer demands. 
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to support decision-making.
• Manage the company’s treasury function, including cash flow management, investment strategies, and capital allocation.
• Identify and manage financial risks, ensuring that the company’s financial practices comply with regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the day-to-day financial operations, including accounting, tax, and audit functions.
• Ensure the integrity of data and compliance with financial regulations.
• Manage relationships with shareholders, directors, regulators, team leaders, group companies, service providers and other relevant stakeholders.
• Lead financial due diligence and integration for potential mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic investments.
• Lead initiatives to integrate technology innovation into the financial management processes of the organisation.
• Lead data strategy of the company, ensuring insights from data are implemented for business growth.
• Support related companies in the group with financial management activities.

Skills & Requirements:

Technical Competencies

• Proficient in leveraging digital tools and technology solutions to automate and optimise financial strategy, operations and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of financial risk management practices, including compliance with banking regulations.
• Deep understanding of financial management, financial modelling, accounting principles, and financial regulations in the banking sector.
• Expertise in financial analysis, forecasting, and modelling to drive data-driven financial decisions.

Functional Competencies

• Ability to think commercially and develop long-term financial strategies that align with the group’s goals.
• Expertise in managing capital structure, funding, and liquidity to support business growth.
• Strong ability to oversee and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in managing the budgeting process and forecasting financial performance.

Leadership Competencies

• Ability to lead other with strategic vision that aligns with the company’s long-term goals.
• Strong ability to mentor, coach, and develop finance team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Proficient in managing financial changes within a dynamic and evolving environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex financial information to various stakeholders, including the executive team and board of directors.
• Demonstrates commercial awareness in decision-making.

Educations & Professional Requirements:

• Master’s degree in business administration, Finance or Accounting A qualified accountant, ACCA, CA or any other recognisable qualification.
• 5 -7 years' experience (2 years of which must have been in a senior leadership position).
• Experience working in banks, telcos, international remittance companies or Fintech Experience working in a startup is a plus.