Head Of Finance Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Head Of Finance to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Analyse and report on balance sheet recons and costs;
- Oversee debtors, creditors and cashbook management;
- Preparation and review of consolidated monthly reports and commentary for financial results;
- Preparation of budgets, forecasts and co-ordinate annual audits;
- Assets, Procurement, Commercial contracts and Insurance management;
- Income tax and VAT compliance and submissions, month end reviews and variance reports;
- Preparation of key business drivers for group management reporting;
- IFRS implementation;
- Dealing with Stakeholders;
- People management;
- Manage cash flow and banking including overseeing all payments and international transfers (eg SARB approvals);
- Overall responsibility for Founders Factory Africa finances and reporting;
- Improvement and implementation of controls and processes across the business to improve operational and financial efficiency;
- Prepare annual company budgets, monthly management account packs and year end accounts;
- Manage relationship with third party advisors including bookkeepers, auditors and tax advisors.
Requirements:
- CA(SA);
- 2 Years minimum experience in a managerial role;
- 5 Years post article experience (Commercial Expperience);
- Embedded Value Reporting;
- SAM;
- Experience of corporate tax regimes (specifically corporation tax, VAT and transfer pricing) in South Africa and UK;
- Significant experience of leading a Finance function;
- Ambitious, entrepreneurial, pragmatic, commercial, highly analytical, clear communicator, comfortable with ambiguity;
- Experience of HR procedures would be an advantage;
- Experience of financial control, forecasting and accounting ideally under both South African and UK standards;
- Willing and able to be hands-on, with a focus on doing the work rather than overseeing it;
- Ability and confidence to present complex information in a clear and concise way to our board directors and corporate investors;
- Experience of working in a start-up environment (highly desirable);
- Qualified chartered accountant;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.