Job Description

Maintains financial stability by establishing financial and accounting frameworks; monitoring and improving financial performance; preparing and analysing financial reports; managing investments; managing staff.

Duties:

* Accomplishes finance human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing values, policies, and

procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counselling, disciplinary, and communication programs;

planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; reviewing compensation strategies.

* Directs finance operational strategies by analysing trends; preparing critical measurements; implementing production, productivity,

quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; resolving problems; implementing change.

* Implements finance budget by anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; developing action plans; measuring and analysing

results; initiating corrective actions; minimising the impact of variances.

* Develops financial management framework by analysing operational requirements; developing support and control structures and

systems; creating profitability models; preparing finance and accounting policies and procedures.

* Develops financial plans by contributing financial information, analysis, and recommendations to operational strategic thinking and

direction; studying capacity models; establishing financial objectives; preparing and updating rolling forecasts; preparing annual and three year

operating and capital budgets.

* Obtains return on investments by preparing business cases; maintaining rapport with financial community; establishing and adjusting

investment objectives; monitoring investment performance.

* Maintains financial performance by developing operating and financial metrics; analysing results and trends; providing budget variance feedback; reviewing contracts including pricing and terms; driving financial accountability throughout operating units.

* Improves financial performance by identifying opportunities in operations; conducting efficiency studies; initiating changes; leading cross-functional teams.

* Completes accounting requirements by establishing and maintaining system of accounts; maintaining transactions and records; preparing and analysing financial reports; contracting with external auditors; determining costs; filing required reports; maintaining compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP); planning tax requirements.

* Updates job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging financial practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations.

* Enhances department and organisation reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills/Qualifications/experience:

Post-graduate level degree in finance

Previous entrepreneurial experience specifically finance-related

Experience of working within the start-up community, specifically within finance

Experience in undertaking financial diagnosis of start-ups or satellites of 1-10 people, including experience in developing budgets and managing profitability

Experience in advising/working with technology-based start-ups

Professional experience managing and maintaining and using ( name financial software packages )

Advanced social media knowledge

Advanced Excel

Reporting Skills

Management Proficiency

Time Management

Quality Management

Staffing

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities