Chief Finance Officer at Insurance Services Company
Employment Nigeria
26-May-2017
LAGOS ,
Accounting
POSITION : Chief Finance Officer
Description
- Reporting to the MD/CEO and the Board, the jobholder will provides financial direction, planning and accounting to the business.
- The role also plans and directs short-term and long term financial goals, ensure fiscal compliance & governance and manages short & long term funding.
Liquidity & Treasury Management:
- Ensures that optimal liquidity is available to deliver business plan.
- Negotiate/arranges external finance, when necessary.
- Review working capital/cash flow requirement on a regular basis.
- Monitor Banking activities for the entire Group for proper running and ensure regular reconciliations of all banking transactions with the cash books.
Budgeting and Financial Forecast:
- Develop plans, budgets, forecasts and financial results to guide management decisions by forecasting requirements; analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions.
- Present operating and capital expenditure budgets for review and approval.
Financial Analysis & Interpretation:
- Monitors financial performance by measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
- Responsible for presenting and reporting accurate and timely historical financial information of the Group (Company and subsidiaries).
- Reports financial status by developing forecasts; reporting results; analyzing variances; developing improvements.
- Coordination of Financial Reports coming from companies (subsidiaries and associate) within the Group.
- Should be able to demonstrate understanding of insurance financials as well as advanced business finance and performance analysis.
Regulatory & Statutory Relationship:
- Oversee the coordination and activities of independent auditors (Internal and External Auditors).
- Coordinating regulatory and supervisory functions - Complied with regulatory requirements by approving and files statements and reports; files returns and pays taxes.
- Managing relationship with Regulatory and Statutory bodies, i.e. NAICOM, FIRS, Lagos State Internal revenue Service, etc.
Internal Control & Monitoring:
- Ensure adequate controls are installed and maintained to cover all financial transactions, including safeguarding financial assets.
- Ability to develop versatility for the handling of various business application within the Group.
- Oversees the activities of all FCs for proper coordination and should be able to coordinate branch financial activities properly.
People Management:
- Oversees activities of Employees In Teams (i.e. hires, coaches, appraises rewards, motivates, discipline, recommends and terminates as necessary.
- Works through HODs in setting standards, priorities and schedules.
- Employee Engagement for Finance Group.
Qualifications
- degree in Accounting or Finance related field.
- qualified / certified Accountant (ACA/ACCA); CFA is mandatory.
- knowledge of IFRS.
- understanding of insurance financials as well as advanced business finance and performance analysis.
- management skills, including proven ability to project/process manage.
- adapt to change quickly and multi-task.
- ability as a consultant/negotiator to influence company senior management.
- Knowledge of statutory and regulatory issues as well as Global best practices.
Relevant Experience:
- 15 years financial experience, with at least 5 years in Senior Financial Management capacity spanning Corporate, Business Planning, Revenue Assurance, Treasury Management and Accounting with excellent knowledge of insurance Business.
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