Latest Vacancies at Tongston Entrepreneurship Holdings

1.     About the Role

 The Finance and Treasury function is responsible for assisting with the preparation of financial statements, maintaining cash controls, supervising and managing  payroll with close liaison with the Admin and HR function, approving and settling expenses claim, cash advance etc. maintaining accounts payable, managing the Group of Companies income and expenditure, producing the organization’s budget, liaising with the Business Development, Stakeholder Management and Strategy team to produce the Company’s annual report, liaising with auditors to audit the Company’s accounts and file returns with the Corporate Affairs Commission. The function would administer and monitor the financial system in order to ensure that the Company finances are maintained in an accurate, transparent and timely manner, and support financial planning, modelling and forecasting.  The function will also manage fundraising process with third party investors and fundraising roadshows in close coordination with the business development team, and treasury management, investing excess liquidity in investment instruments. The function will also manage key investments, joint venture relationships, mergers and acquisitions to be led by Tongston Ventures.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintain and keep financial records of all the Company’s activities
• Manage the disbursement of funds for all activities and other general administrative functions of the Company
• Develop finance organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives
• Develop organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; accumulating capital to fund expansion
• Develop financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities, and staff requirements; identifying monetary resources; developing action plans
• Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with IFRS and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting
• Manage financial controls and accounting procedures
• Provide advice on how to increase revenue and reduce costs  
• Maintain speed and accuracy of billings and client payments
• Coordinate and produce all tax documentation
• Develop corporate financial model for the Company
• Manage fundraising process with third party investors
• Lead fundraising roadshows in close coordination with the business development team
• Perform risk management by analyzing the organization’s liabilities and investments
• Control and evaluate the organization’s fundraising plans and capital structure
• Set up and oversee the company’s finance IT system
• Implement and update financial policies and procedures following board approval
• Reconcile the general ledger
• Prepare and reconcile financial statements
• Establish and maintain vendor accounts and relationships
• Review, Approve and Pay expenses claim, business requirements, cash advances, minimum cash balance and other expenditures
• Document income and expenditure
• Ensure appropriate budget is provided for programs and other activities
• Manage requests for extra-budgetary expense
• Prepare income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements
• Manage annual audit process with auditors
• File annual returns with the Corporate Affairs Commission
• Manage company accounts and maintain financial files and record

3.     Education

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline preferably in the management sciences and quantitative degrees (e.g. statistics, accounting, finance, mathematics)
• Additional qualification such as ACCA or ICAN is a requirement where the bachelor’s degree is not in the preferred courses above
• A Chartered Financial Analyst qualification or equivalent will be a plus

Experience with Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word
Required Skills
The candidate should demonstrate competence in all of the following:

• Financial Planning and Strategy
• Managing Profitability
• Strategic Planning and Vision
• Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Corporate Finance
• Developing Budgets
• Financial Skills
• Dealing with Complexity
• Understanding ethical business practices and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization
• Building Relationships
• Effective Communication
• Teamwork
• Organizational skills
• Problem solving
• Strategy skills

 Shortlisted Candidates will be invited to a series of competency-based tests, interviews and assessment centres.

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Research
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative research and consultation on competitors, products, stakeholders, markets, industries, clients etc.
  • Researching, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data related to markets, operations, finance/accounting, economics, customers, and other information 
  • Analyze habits and data available from the market, stakeholders, competitors and clients; Research market and industry trends and patterns
  • Identify and understand problems through forecasting, gap analysis, quantitative reporting, research, and statistical analysis
  • Keep up-to-date knowledge of the industry (education and entrepreneurship) and related markets
  • Engage stakeholders for key research information
  • Develop clear reports and recommendations for organizational use
• Economics
  • Conduct research on economic issues and disseminate research findings through technical reports or scientific articles in journals.
  • Subscribe to and gather information from key news and other research platforms as required; Monitor market trends and political, economic and regulatory developments
  • Compile, analyze, and report data to explain economic phenomena and forecast market trends, applying mathematical models and statistical techniques.
  • Develop economic guidelines and standards and prepare points of view used in forecasting trends and formulating economic and other policy.
  • Study the socioeconomic impacts of new public policies, such as proposed legislation, taxes, services, and regulations.
• Product Development and Quality Assurance
  • Lead the development and execution of all quantitative and qualitative market studies on new product development or upgrades, starting with a desk analysis of the market – marketing research and landscape
  • Work with the team to prepare effective product / service implementation plans, reviews and monitoring activities
  • Identify and provide recommendations to resolve any potential conflicting business requirements, definition gaps, dependencies across product/service implementation
  • Analyse, document, and test product development, logic, process flows and specifications
  • Maintain accurate, version controlled, documentation over the product development lifecycle, which is readily available to key stakeholders.
• Data Collection and Analytics
  • Document, organize and store all data & research as well as data and research procedures
  • Develop and conduct user surveys and questionnaires; collect; analyse and report valuable data
  • Develop monitoring and evaluation frameworks for products and service delivery, continuous improvement and quality assurance
  • Collect, process, provide and maintain accurate data on the products and services
  • Test processes, policies, and protocols
• Other
  • Provide support to the business development, stakeholder management and strategy; as well as the branding, comms, PR and marketing teams, to coordinate the marketing activities, design and evaluate the marketing campaign

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, IT, management, administration, economics, or information science
• Two years’ experience in an applied research or data management environment; experience in IT, economics, business/systems analysis, quality assurance, or relevant position
• Ability to use data analytics software (e.g. Python, R) and data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
• Monitoring and evaluation experience especially in the education space would be useful 
• Familiarity and experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies, would be useful
• Able to manipulate large, complex data sets using a variety of software applications (SPSS, SAS, Excel, Microsoft Office Suite), including the use of relational databases

Skills

• Excellent report writing and data interpretation skills
• Able to perform statistical analysis
• Skilled knowledge in generating process documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical writing skills
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Experience collecting, interpreting and organizing data
• Ability to prepare extensive reports and present findings to companies with clear and concise action advice
• Working knowledge of the target industry and market: education and entrepreneurship
• Advanced communication and report-writing skills for effective communication
• Attention to details and a commitment to accuracy
• Ability to keep sensitive business information confidential

Other

• Competitive Pay
• Start Date: August 2021  

Shortlisted Candidates will be invited to a series of competency-based tests, interviews and assessment centres.