Recruitment profiles:
A fast growing African bank company based in the DRC and owned by a international investment group, is seeking to recruit few candidates few various positions in the bank.
Director of Finance/CFO
Will be responsible for all financial functions within the organization and will ensure that the organization continues to grow while maintaining financial stability.
Key Responsibilities
• Establish fiscal policies and procedures for the bank
• Prepare and review all monthly financial statements with the bank’s board of management.
• Prepare and provide weekly updates of bank balances.
• Manage bookkeeping process to ensure quality data is available in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain program budgets including 3-year budget projections for all business lines and for the bank.
• Manage and execute year-end audits.
• Maintain and update fiscal calendar including all reporting deadlines including but not limited to audit schedule, initiation of annual budget process, monthly close date, etc.
• Ensure delivery of all financial reports on time to the central bank and other agencies as necessary.
• Attend board meetings and present financial statements.
• Strategize about ways in which the bank can become more fiscally efficient and effective.
Candidate Qualifications
• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree, with strong preference for candidates with MBA
• At least 5 years of significant work experience with banking/financial organizations as a CFO, Director of Finance, Comptroller or equivalent.
• Thorough understanding of industry standards.
• Understands how to develop financial models for growth and expansion
• Demonstrates the ability to manage the entrepreneurial challenges of creating a new organization including partnership creation and the development of systems and procedures
• Can work effectively in a fluid environment and with a wide ranged of constituents, including board members, school personnel, and vendors
Salary: Competitive + benefits + car + phone
Languages requirement: Fluent French and English