Key Responsibilities

● Corporate Underwriting: Create internal metrics to evaluate customers who wish to be extended credit for their purchases on our platform.

● Budget(Annual Operating Plan): Assisting or fully creating the budget, including incorporating historical data.

● Business Finance: Providing financial reporting and analysis to guide decision-making.

● Leadership: Mentoring and managing the accounting and financial staff.

● Cost Savings: Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business.

● Invoicing: Ensuring invoices are properly approved and coded in the general ledger.

● Cash flow management: Monitoring and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimise investment.

● Audit liaison: Coordinating with external financial, compliance and tax auditors.

● Internal controls: Creating and monitoring company policies and internal controls, especially spending controls, to safeguard company assets and reduce fraud.

● Debt management: Administering loan agreements for company borrowings and collecting money owed to the company from customers.

● Financial strategy: Developing financial strategy, including risk minimization plans and opportunity forecasting.

● Compliance: Ensuring compliance with local law, tax provisions and relevant industry and financial regulations.

● External Reporting: Preparing company tax and financial statements.

● Banking: Setting up bank accounts and managing banking relationships.

● Payroll: Handling payroll processing and labour tax compliance.

 

Skills & Experience

● Proven experience as CFO, Finance officer or relevant role.

● In depth knowledge of corporate financial law and risk management practices

● Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods

● Proficient in the use of MS Office and financial management software (e.g. SAP)

● Ability to strategize and solve problems

● Strong leadership and organisational skills

● Excellent communication and people skills

● An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers

● Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a strong advantage

● BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance or relevant field; MSc/MBA is a plus