a) Job overview
The Finance Officer reports directly to the Treasurer and Admin Director, the Finance and Accounting Manager and assists
in corporate liquidity, investments, and risk management related to the company's overall financial activities.
He/ She will provide comprehensive financial and management support in finance and accounting team to make the
financial and management reporting, budgeting preparation, control, analysis and forecasting process, banking and
custody, capital provision and financing, financial institution/shareholder/lender relations integrated with business needs
and objectives.
This position will also assist in developing financial policies and procedures, implementing and ensuring compliance with
relevant parties.
b.) Key Job Duties
• Conducts the process of preparing, analyzing budgets and forecasts in conjunction with the business objectives
• Forecasts cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and funds available for business activities. Ensure that sufficient
funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements
• Uses hedging to mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company's borrowings, as well as on its foreign
exchange positions
• Studies and advises the Directors and Manager on the liquidity aspects of short and long term planning
• Monitors expenditure against budget headings and report any variances across all cost centre to the Manager
• Supports the Directors and Manager in understanding the financial reporting and tax related issues; provides financial and
non-financial information requires to fulfilling their responsibilities. Ensures appropriate financial controls are in place, and
consistently applied
• Strictly learns and follows up with government’s, shareholders’, investors’ and lenders’ requirements, regulations. Liaises
with appropriate bodies to ensure that all financial management, reporting and control requirements are met, issues are
properly reported
• Assists the Manager with the month end and year end procedures as well as with matters relating to accounts and audits
regarding preparation and audit of annual accounts
• Arranges for equity and debt financing
• Assists in drafting, reviewing and revising the existing finance and accounting manual Maintains a system of policies and
procedures that impose an adequate level of control over treasury activities
• Provides advisory support on system set up
• Ad-hoc support to the management team
