Finance Director (Plantation / Agriculture / Accounting / Expat / Financial) at CA Global

Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate all activities of the Finance, Accounting and Administration departments.
• Accounting Activities and Reporting:
  • Preparation and implementation of the corporate budgets and accounts.
  • Maintain accurate computerized control of budget expenditures against approved allocations and verify compliance with reports received from Departmental Heads and recommend remedial follow-up actions.
  • Reporting and accounting as per regulatory and legal requirements including taxation, dividends, and analytical reports, annual reports and accounts.
  • Coordinate external audits.
  • Provide timely, accurate and useful management information to the Managing Director and to the Group Finance Director.
• Finance:
  • Oversee cash flow planning and ensure availability of funds as needed.
  • Oversee cash, investment and asset management.
  • Oversee financing strategies and activities, as well as banking relationships.
  • Monitor and control monthly reconciliation of cash, products, stocks, etc;
• Team Management:
  • Mentor and manage the staff in the Finance, Accounts and Administration department, managing work allocation, training, problem resolution, performance appraisal and building of an effective team dynamic. 
• Strategy
  • Contribute to strategic planning and development as a member of the executive team.
  • Assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and the Company’s long-term goals.
  • Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the Managing Director.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Finance or Accounting qualification.
• Previous experience in Accounting Reporting
• Previous expat (Africa) experience
• Must be English speaking
• Previous experience with an agricultural firm highly preferable.
• Experience mentoring and training subordinates of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Contractual information:

• 3 year contract.
• FIFO.
• Single or Family status available.