Jobs at Eta-Zuma Group W/A Limited

Job Summary:

• The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the strategic management of the organization’s financial operations.
• The role involves overseeing financial planning, risk management, record-keeping, financial reporting, and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities
Optimization:

• Full optimization of financial and accounting modules of the SAP ERP.

Planning:

• Assist in formulating and implementing the company's strategic business plans and supporting tactical financial initiatives.
• Develop financial and tax strategies.
• Supervise the budgeting processes.
• Develop financial performance measures and monitoring systems to support the Company’s strategic direction.

Operations:

• Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team.
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team.
• Oversee the accounting, business partner relations, tax, and treasury transactions.
• Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies.
• Oversee the company's transaction processing and reporting systems.
• Implement operational accounting best practices.

Financial Information:

• Oversee the issuance of financial information.
• Review and approve all financial regulatory forms.
• Report financial results to Executive Management of the Company.

Reporting:

• Oversee finance and accounting department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.
• Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results and the company's actual performance compared to the business plans.
• Develop trends and projections for the firm's finances.
• Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.

Risk Management:

• Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile & report relevant issues.
• Implement and monitor control systems.
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies.
• Maintain relations with external auditors, investigate their findings and issue report with appropriate recommendations.

Treasury:

• Oversee the Treasury functions.
• Monitor cash balances, cash forecasts and treasury details.

Corporate Finance:

• Oversee financial analysis for investments (expansion of existing business or venture into new businesses).
• Build financial models to aid investment appraisals.
• Provide information for use by the Investment Committee.
• Facilitate the engagement and liaison with 3rd party financial advisers for major fundraising initiatives.
• Liaise with financial advisers during investment road shows.

Stakeholders:

• Ensure team growth and development.
• Maintain banking relationships.
• Ensure internal and external customer satisfaction.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (required)
• Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) or related advanced degree (preferred)
• Professional certifications such as CPA, ACCA, or CFA (strongly preferred)
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record of strategic financial management in a complex business environment.
• Experience in corporate governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Industry-specific experience (e.g., banking, manufacturing, nonprofit, etc.), if applicable.

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Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for drafting of contracts and, or Agreements for and on behalf of the Company and its client companies.
• Ensure that Company and its client companies are legally protected in all contracts by ensuring that necessary terms, protective clauses, conditions, rights, obligations and liabilities are properly stipulated in all contracts.
• Maintain electronic and manual contract register and grid of all contracts entered or Executed by the Company and its client companies with third parties.
• Ensure due execution of contracts and/or agreements by all parties and the delivery of copies to the necessary parties.
• Monitor, track, report and advise the Company on all its obligations under all contracts and Agreements between the Company, its client companies and others.
• Ensure that the Company's processes and procedures and properly documented and preserved in accordance with the Company's policy on document management.
• Be responsible for managing risks to EZM & CCs, reputation, Consultants, consultants and the interest of the shareholder.
• Identify Legal threats to EZM and CCs
• Develop and implement plans for risk avoidance and mitigation.
• Be responsible for putting plans in place for eventual risks and crisis management.
• Develop strategies on risk elimination or diversification.
• Document information on new regulations/laws, especially those with the likelihood of impact on the business of EZM & CCs.
• Design and implement a legal risk management process for EZM and CC.
• Prepare risk Management and insurance budget.
• Carry out risk reporting and awareness.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 5 years of post-call experience in corporate legal practice, commercial law, or contract management.
• Call to Bar and enrollment as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court is required.
• A Master’s degree in Law or Business Administration is an added advantage
• Certification in Contract Management, Compliance, or Arbitration is desirable
• Proven experience in drafting and negotiating a variety of contracts (e.g., procurement, service-level, partnership agreements).
• Experience working in-house or with a corporate law firm is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with local regulatory frameworks and commercial legal environments.