Finance Director

Job Type: Full time

Salary: $12,000 – $16,000 per month

Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning

• To review and enhance financial policies.
• Monitor the implementation of strategic business plans and ensure compliance with financial policies.
• Act as effective business partners to management and stakeholders in providing financial insights/advice to achieve business objectives.
• Assess financial sustainability of the 5-year budget, including early alerts to management on potential areas of concerns.

Operations

• Work with management to optimise resource allocation and utilisation for annual budget.
• Maintain oversight on finance reporting and operations.
• Oversee transaction processing systems and set in place a system to ensure that vendor payments are tracked and fulfilled expediently.
• Develop effective grants management systems to ensure close oversight, tracking and compliance.
• Maintain oversight on key operational issues, particularly in the implementation of new funding initiatives with unique requirements.
• Implement finance-related operational best practices through the review and alignment of current processes to enhance efficiency, including the alignment of accounting practices and processes across different entities.
• Leverage and incorporate technology in the delivery of quality financial services to users.

Financial Reporting

• Direct and oversee the issuance of accurate and timely financial information to stakeholders.
• Develop systems to perform accurate analysis of budgeting, utilisation trends and variances.
• Prepare and report annual budgeting, mid-year and year-end financial results, 5-year budget plan to stakeholders.  

Risk Management

• Understand and mitigate key elements of the organization’s financial risk profile.
• Ensure financial, legal, and regulatory compliance to governmental and audit guidelines, strong corporate governance, proper accounting and use of public resources to enhance public accountability.
• Maintain relations with external auditors, AGO, internal auditors, etc and address their findings and incorporate their recommendations whenever possible.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and/or Accountancy. 
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in similar capacity.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly motivated, independent and able to work in a fast-paced environment.