Regional Finance Director

Our client, a dynamic International Protective Service is looking to fill the position of a Finance Director. The successful candidate MUST have International experience working in the security and defence sector.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the financial integration.
• Ensure compliance with all financial statutory reporting requirements in the appropriate jurisdictions.
• Effectively lead and direct the Finance teams across each operational countries and regional units.
• Implementing and maintaining the CoA as well as P&L and Balance Sheet formats across all legal East Africa entities.
• Preparation, analysis and reconciliation of monthly books of account and GL for the Africa corporate and regional reporting units.
• Manage bank accounts (opening / closing, new deposits, transfers etc.)
• Manage weekly cash flow reports.
• Prepare consolidated monthly and ad hoc reports for all East Africa legal entities to be sent to Parent Company.
• Manage the preparation and reporting of annual and quarterly budgets as well as reforecasting.
• Discuss and analyse actual vs budget variances with Regional Directors as well as internal senior management.
• Liaise directly with the auditors and prepare information as requested from Parent Company auditors.
• Work closely with the VP Finance and assist with any ad hoc duties as required.
• Payroll.

Qualification:

• Must demonstrate detailed financial awareness at senior leadership level including East Africa.
• Must have CPA/ACCA qualification.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a fast paced environment.
• Candidates with experience in the security and defense sector would have an add advantage.
• Controls costs and thinks in terms of profit and loss and added value.
• Manages time effectively.
• Works in an ethical manner, is systematic, methodical and orderly.
• Demonstrates ability to motivate teams to produce quality output within strict timeframes.
• Ability to work and interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Monthly gross salary: Competitive remuneration depending on skills and experience.

Deadline: 1st August 2016      
    
Applications:

To apply, please follow the link:  http://bit.ly/2a90Ips 

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