HOD Finance

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership and Team Oversight: 

• Provide strategic direction and mentorship to unit heads, including Tax and Treasury, Credit Control, Revenue Assurance and Billing, Financial Reporting,and Asset Management.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture, ensuring team alignment with organizational goals.

Financial Strategy and Planning:

• Develop, implement, and continuously evaluate financial strategies and long-term financial goals.
• Lead the preparation and management of budgets and forecasts to support business planning and growth.
• Approve and coordinate enhancements to financial and management information systems.

Tax and Treasury Management:

• Oversee tax planning to optimize the company’s tax position and compliance with relevant laws.
• Manage treasury functions, including cash flow planning, liquidity management, and financial risk mitigation.

Credit Control and Revenue Assurance:

• Supervise the credit control team to implement effective credit policies, ensuring prompt collection and minimal exposure to bad debts.
• Ensure robust revenue assurance practices are in place to identify and address potential revenue leakages and optimize billing processes.

Financial Reporting and Asset Management:

• Direct the timely preparation of financial statements, management reports, and analytical insights for internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee asset management functions, ensuring accurate tracking and auditing of company assets.
• Implement financial controls to protect the integrity of the company’s assets and investments

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure all financial activities comply with federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
• Lead the development of risk management strategies to identify and mitigate financial risks across operations.

Operational Excellence:

• Approve and implement changes in automated financial systems to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Monitor and analyze cash flow, cost controls, and expenses to guide senior management decisions.
• Recommend initiatives to enhance financial performance and seize business opportunities.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with the Managing Director, CFO, and other senior management members to align financial strategies with company objectives.
• Engage with external stakeholders, including tax authorities, external auditors, and financial institutions, to maintain productive relationships.

Requirements:

• Ensure all financial activities comply with federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
• Lead the development of risk management strategies to identify and mitigate financial risks across operations.
• Approve and implement changes in automated financial systems to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Monitor and analyze cash flow, cost controls, and expenses to guide senior management decisions.
• Recommend initiatives to enhance financial performance and seize business opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Managing Director, CFO, and other senior management members to align financial strategies with company objectives.
• Engage with external stakeholders, including tax authorities, external auditors, and financial institutions, to maintain productive relationships.