Head, Finance at ShepherdHill Security

Job Summary

• Review financial reports, monitor accounts, and prepare activity reports and financial forecasts, investigate ways to improve profitability, and analyze markets for business opportunities, such as expansion, mergers or acquisitions
• Develop strategies based on financial research and guide senior executives in making sound business decisions in the long and short term.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide and interpret financial information.
• Monitor and interpret cash flows and predicting future trends.
• Provide high quality support service to line managers/officers in the organisation
• Ensure that all accounts receivables are tracked, processed and payments made on schedule to enable management get the full advantage of time value of money and aid cash flow requirements
• Formulating strategic and long-term business plans.
• Research and report on factors influencing business performance.
• Analyze competitors and market trends.
• Develop financial management mechanisms that minimize financial risk
• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities
• Liaising with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is carried out
• Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, solicitors, bankers and statutory organizations such as the Inland Revenue
• Supervise account staff.
• Directs the preparation of financial reports
• Summarize and forecast the company’s financial report.
• Prepares and manages financial budget to maintain an effective internal cost control system.
• Carry out financial analysis of company results and interprets results
• Monitors and control the flow of cash receipts and disbursements to meet the business and investment need of the company.
• Attending to Operative’s complaints as relates to financial matters.
• Oversees monthly preparation of Nominal Roll for salary preparation.
• Improving the systems surrounding all aspects of SHL’s budgets, forecasts and business planning.
• Establishing and maintaining costing models for the organization.
• Budgeting, planning and forecasting as well as implementing performance measures for the business

Qualification & Experience

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or recognized equivalent
• ACA/ ACCA
• Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in financial accounting