Head of Finance and Treasury at Teclab Management Services Limited

Job Description
To ensure effective strategic and operational financial planning, monitoring and reporting to enhance the decision making process of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and the Trustees.
To ensure the Trust and its subsidiaries comply with all statutory and external requirements and regulations.
Be a key player in creating the culture that is required and maintaining the company’s healthy financial and administrative well being.

Essential Functions

• Ensure accurate, complete & timely financial and management reporting, including monthly management accounts, balance sheet control
• Undertake ad hoc financial analysis from time to time, to assist SMT in evaluating profitability of income streams, and potential for cost efficiencies
• Statutory Accounts & audit liaison
• Manage all aspects of In-house investment portfolios.
• Direct, monitor and trade investment portfolios including Working capital, High-Yield, Escrow, and other portfolios.
• Manage long-term and short-term investment strategies.
• Determine the Company’s goals and risk tolerance.
• Determine the Company’s tax position and the applicability of taxable/non-taxable instruments.
• Assess performance benchmarks and recommend changes when warranted.
• Review and recommend changes to the investment policies based on the market conditions.
• Prepare or monitor company’s various cash flow forecasts and perform financial modeling.
• Evaluate, develop and implement cash management systems to optimize efficiencies.
• Understand and manage appropriate accounting procedures and processes.
• Manage relationships with financial service providers.

Person Specification
Essential:

• Qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA Accountant, 4-8years post qualification experience
• Proficiency in financial accounting & reporting, including external statutory reporting and audit
• Management accounting experience including budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting
• Proven ability for implementing and monitoring financial controls
• Staff management experience
• Knowledge of legal and personnel issues

Skills
The successful candidate should:

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Have strong influencing and leadership skills
• Have excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
• Be resilient and able to work well under pressure, prioritise a heavy workload and work both reactively and pro-actively
• Have proven planning skills
• Have a strategic outlook with the ability to drive change where necessary
• Have experience of motivating & developing teams – including performance management & appraisals