Chief Financial Officer vacancy at AppZone
AppZone is Africa’s leading provider of Integrated Banking and Payment software platforms and incidentally creator of BankOne; the world’s leading cloud infrastructure for Banking and Payment processing targeted at Small and Medium financial Institutions.
Our Mission is to empower people with unlimited access to quality financial services.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Location: Lagos
Requirements- Applicants should possess a minimum of a 2nd class upper credit in Accounting or related disciplines.
- 10-15 years related work experience with a minimum of 4 years in a managerial role.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficient in both spoken and written English.
- ICAN and/or ACCA Certification is a must.
- Good and working knowledge of accounting software packages.
- High Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages is highly essential and recommended.
Job Description: - Provide executive management team with an operating budget.
- Work with Executive team to perform cost analysis,
- Ensure accurate and timely filing of tax returns as well as payment of taxes due
- Oversee the production of monthly and quarterly reports including financial statements and cash flow projections for use by Executive management, as well as the Audit/Finance Committee and Board of Directors.
- Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff.
- Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the organization.
- Oversee the continuous improvement, re-engineering and automation of financial processes
- Oversee the coordination and activities of independent auditors ensuring all audit issues are resolved, and all compliance issues are met,
- Ensure that the preparation of annual financial statements is in accordance with IFRS standards and that other required supplementary schedules and information are provided.
- Attend Board and Subcommittee meetings; including being the lead staff on the Audit/Finance Committee.
- Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports while ensuring compliance with all contractual, regulatory and government policy requirements.
- Identify new funding and liquidity optimization opportunities, as well as cost effectiveness of prospective service delivery.
- Prepare historical financial records and long-term financial projections for submission to potential investors where necessary
- Monitor banking activities of the company.
- Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the company’s needs.
- Assist in the design, implementation, and timely calculations of wage incentives, commissions, and salaries for the staff.
- Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
- Oversee business insurance plans and health care coverage analysis.
- Oversee the maintenance of the inventory of all fixed assets.
Method of ApplicationAll qualified candidates should forward their CV to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline 26th June 2013