Finance & Administration Director

Duties & Responsibilities

•Develops and implements the short, medium, and long-term strategic plans of the Corporation, and maintains effective financial strategies

•Draws up financial management systems, in accordance with the Financial Risk Management policies and procedures approved by the Board

•Provides regular, sound, accurate, and timely financial advice and information to the Board, CEO, and management of DPC to support decision-making.

•Directs the Department procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records, audit trail, and to afford adequate accounting controls and services.

•Determines, monitors, and actively manages liquidity requirements to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investments requirements, and investment of surplus funds.

•Integrates the Board approved strategy into the budgeting framework or process to ensure that the DPC’s mandate is achieved.

•Leads the annual financial forecasting process to produce relevant, accurate, and timely financial forecasts and to re-forecast on a quarterly basis as needed.

•Works with the leadership team to oversee compensation, recruitment, performance appraisals, and staff training and development systems or activities, in line with the Corporation’s policies and current legislation.

Qualifications and Experience

•A degree in accounting, finance, banking, investments, or business administration

•A Postgraduate qualification in accounting, finance, commerce or business administration

• Full professional qualification such as CA/ACCA/ CIMA/ CIS .

•Strong practical knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and/or International Accounting Standards.

•Membership to a relevant professional body

•At least 12 years’ relevant work experience, of which 6 years must have been in a senior managerial role