Group Chief Finance Officer – Medical Devices Botswana

Job Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To provide budget planning, cost effective accounting and financial reporting and offer financial insights that are in line with the generally accepted accounting practices and other statutory requirements that will allow best decision making to the company.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Drive and implement the departmental strategy in line with the corporate strategy.
• Assist in formulating strategic and long term business plans.
• Responsible for enhancing finance goverance and controls within the company.
• Leads in the implementation of cost effective initiatives
• Advice on ways of broadening financial streams for the company.
• Ensures appropriate costing and inputting of financial data into the accounting system.
• Ensures appropriate pricing of goods and services in line with the company policies and procedures.
• Collect and analyses financial data regarding all transactions by the company in preparation of financial statements.
  Prepares periodic management accounts for the company to aid in decision making.
• Responsible for proper allocation of financial and material resources in line with the requirements of the business.
• Periodically advices the Managing Director and management on the cash position of the company in order to aid in decision making.
• Prepares relevant documentation and negotiates with financial institutions to secure funding on behalf of the company.
• Ensures appropriate systems and processes for documenting, managing and tracking all company assets.
• Advices on methods to be adopted by the company for minimising financial risk to the company.
• Provides necessary information to both internal and external auditors and addresses any queries raised.
• Responsible for designing effective budget models for departments and the entire company.
• Makes sure the company is abreast and complies with changes in financial regulations, standards and legislation.
• Prepares tax retums and ensures taxes are paid correctly.
• Conduct performance appraisals, identifies skill gap and develop a training plan.
• Participates in disciplinary hearings an ensures staffs comply with Company rules and regulations
• Mentors and coaches staff (succession plan programs)
• Play a role in engaging and retaining employees.
• Undertakes any other duty as assigned by the Managing Director for time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL

• CIMA, ACCA, equivalent.
• BICA registered
• 5 to 10 years experience at a managerial level, post qualification.

Additional essential qualifications

• MBA
• Project Management

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Treasury Management
• Financial reporting concepts
• Commercial and Business awareness
• Excellent Communication skills
• Good presentation skills
• Analytical skills
• Exceptional Business acumen
• High numeracy and sound technical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Negotiating skills
• Attention to detail