Vice President (VP), Finance at She Leads Africa

Job Description

• The VP Finance is responsible for ensuring that we're able to get paid.

Responsibilities

• Directing all aspects of accounting operations
• Analyzing company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budgets. Issue regular status and ad hoc reports to senior management.
• Developing and maintaining all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensuring that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Oversee accountant.
• Coordinating, preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
• Coordinating and/or preparing tax schedules, returns and information
• Managing all tax planning and compliance with all required federal, state, local, payroll, property and other applicable taxes
• Managing cash flow
• Managing pan-African payment platforms
• Proactively looking for cost saving strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business. CPA and/or CMA preferred but not required.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Ability to work without direct supervision, and efficiently manage tasks and time
• Interest in creating amazing customer experiences
• Excellent project management skills
• Proactive thinker.

Commitment:

• Full time position

Hours of work

• 50 hours per week, usual working hours are from 9:00am - 6:00pm WAT.
• There will be a requirement from time to time to start work earlier or finish later as the role dictates.