In this role, you will be responsible in managing Divisional Financial Controls, Strategic Planning, Reporting & Analytics, Risk Management and Stakeholder relations, ensuring Financial integrity and alignment with organizational goals.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Ensure and assess timely preparation and review of monthly MIS, P/L, BS, KPI and other operational activities including Cash Management, CAPEX & Working Capital Management
• Collaborate closely with finance and operations team for financial control, cash management and other relevant operational aspects on a daily basis.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting that is compliant with statutory regulations and is free of financial irregularities.
• Review of Bank guarantees, payables, fixed assets, internal audit and compliance reports and ensure budget and overheads control with coordination with operations team.
• Identify, Escalate and mitigate Financial Risks.
• Contribute to all the modernization of finance processes, controls reporting team and organization.
• Develop or recommend practical solutions to address financial challenges or issues.
• Strive to improve revenue and profits of all departments by focusing on topline growth as well as scouting for various cost saving initiatives.
• Prepare monthly budgets and financial statements within timelines.
• Ensure that all Insurance claims and related liabilities are settled in a timely and effective manner.
• Oversee Accounts payables and Accounts receivables by verifying all vendor payments and manage/follow-ups to ensure collections within due date.
• Continuously review and recommend changes to policies and procedures to exercise effective financial controls.
• Ensure compliance with the same by the Operating Management.
• Collect and analyze, review financial statements for meaningful comparison (trend analysis, variance analysis, benchmarking, KPIs, etc.)
• Expert working knowledge of IFRS 17
• Hands on experience in submission of data/ information/ reports to Central Bank
• Familiar with compliances of Industry related regulatory bodies (ie., IRU & CBK)
• Closely work with the team to resolve any discrepancies.
• Review financial implications and payouts of incentive schemes and provide feedback on their feasibility and effectiveness.
• Maintain audit trails and implement audit report recommendations issued by internal and external auditors.
• Liaise with external auditors to ensure that financial results are reported on time.
• Perform routine activities in accordance with agreed deadlines, standards and discharge any other task assigned by superiors in a timely and effective manner.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to foster teamwork while handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

People Management

• Manage and handle grievances raised by subordinates in a prompt and effective manner and escalate as required.
• Monitor performance of finance personnel on financial and non-financial parameters such as cost savings achieved, internal customer responsiveness, teamwork, and technical acumen