Senior Finance Manager at Nicole Sinclair Consulting

The Senior Finance Manager will provide financial oversight and manage day-to-day financial and accounting tasks. This position involves strategic financial planning, analysis, accounting, and reporting activities.

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Develop and maintain financial models to forecast trends and identify potential risks or opportunities. Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic decision making.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Oversee the budgeting process, working closely with department heads to establish financial targets and monitor budget performance. Identify areas of cost savings and opportunities for efficiency improvement.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare accurate and timely financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) measuring business success, including operational, financial, and impact metrics.
• Finance Operations: Manage day-to-day financial operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and general ledger activities. Ensure the accurate and timely recording of financial transactions. Develop and implement financial policies and procedures that align with our strategic goals. Coordinate internal and external audits.
• Strategic Planning: Work with the executive team to develop and implement the organization’s strategic plan and ensure that financial operations are aligned with the plan. Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and enhance financial systems. Implement changes to drive efficiency, accuracy, and automation in operations.
• Cash Flow Management: Manage working capital metrics to measure working capital performance. Collaborate with various internal and external teams to implement effective strategies to streamline and optimise working capital availability and utilisation. Monitor and manage the company's cash flow to ensure adequate liquidity.
• Fundraising: Support CEO in debt and equity fundraising. Identify and contact potential investors, support the Due Diligence process and deal structure and maintain good relationships with investors.  Establish relationships with financing partners, debt investors, banks, and auditors.
• Risk Management: Identify and manage financial risks. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies. Analyse the company's financial strengths and weaknesses and propose solutions. Manage safeguarding policy and insurances.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with tax laws, financial regulations, and reporting requirements across the countries that we operate in and establish relationships with banks, auditors, and other financial institutions. Ensure full adherence to all company financial policies by both internal and external stakeholders.
• Stakeholder and Team Management: Communicate financial and operational performance to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with strategic goals. Manage the finance team.

Qualification:

• Minimum of BSc in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• ACCA or ICAN Certification.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, or tax management, with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Competent financial leadership and technical skills
• Strong technical understanding of financial concepts relevant to managing operational working capital
• Strong financial modelling skills including expert proficiency in Excel, and other data analytics and/or visualisation tools
• ACCA or ICAN Certification.
• Proficiency with accounting software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks).
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.