KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assessing short term and long funding requirements of the Group and its subsidiaries by working with entity heads of finance and managing directors.


• Managing relationships with existing funding partners to the Group and its subsidiaries and identifying areas to deepen more collaboration to deliver additional opportunities for the group.


• Appraisal of the group investments decision for existing entities, markets, projects and potential, planned or targeted expansions and/or acquisitions and make appropriate recommendations for capital optimization to aid in decision making.


• Scout for new funding opportunities in areas of green lending and financing, technical support to upskill banking entities across different markets to position them for funding additional funding opportunities.


• Monitor compliance to covenants, and terms with long term funding partners, and working with respective entities structure remedial plans and timelines, follow up on implementations to ensure full compliance.


• Assess potential investments, target acquisitions, acquired entities and draw roadmaps to aligning and meeting the group’s financial objectives of such investments. 


• Assessing finance resources, processes and systems capabilities (in conjunction with IT) of targeted, and/or acquired entities and drawing improvement/scale up or investments plans to align to group capabilities.


• Reviewing intra group funding resources and capabilities, and working with respective entities and group finance director, recommend cross funding/lending opportunities to maximize group returns.


• Working with group entities, review dividend declaration and payment opportunities to group, follow on approval, payment and settlements.


• Forecast and draft recommendation for review by the group finance director, external shareholders dividend declaration and payment plans.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

The preferred candidate will meet the following criteria:

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in a business related field from a recognized university. A Master's degree is an added advantage.


• A Certified Public Accountant. Certification in financial analysis (CFA) is an added advantage.


• Has at least 6 years work experience in the finance field, with specific management experience in the below areas:


• Financial Analysis & performance management 


• Fundraising


• Business Partnering 


• People Management 


• Stakeholder management


• Project management