Job Summary: The Chief Finance Officer provides strategic direction and leadership in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, internal controls and financial reporting to achieve outstanding business performance, efficiency and growth.

Specific responsibilities:
• Manage and coach the departments of sales, business development, finance and administration.
• Analyze the company’s financial strengths and weaknesses and propose strategic direction basing on internal data, the external environment and industry specific challenges and opportunities.
• Provide expert financial advice on market expansion, product development and capital investments.
• Responsible for overall planning, forecasting and preparation of annual budgets.
• Monitor and ensure full compliance with statutory obligations; including but not limited to taxation, business laws and regulations and industry related compliance.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Manage the appraisal of all new business proposals, projects, and partnerships.
• Promote a result based performance management system; manage, coach and support business units of Finance, Sales & marketing and Business Development

Minimum requirements:
B. Com (Accounting option) or related field, Master’s Degree in Business Administration is desirable; At least 8 years’ experience in financial management in a reputable organization with a minimum of five years in a senior management position; Knowledge of the seed or related field is an added advantage; Previous experience stimulating companies to new growth levels; Experienced leading teams and effectively implementing result oriented management systems; Strategic planning and execution skills; Budgeting, planning, administrative and organizing skills; High degree of integrity; Advanced Excel skills and good grasp of applied technologies.