Micro Africa Ltd (MAL) is a well established micro-finance
institution with operations through-out the East African region and provides
credit services and financial solutions to organized groups, businesses and
individuals.
MAL is part of the Letshego Holdings Ltd, which is listed in the
Botswana Stock Exchange.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals to
fill the following positions for the East African Cluster, which comprises of
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and South Sudan.
The positions will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Group Chief Finance Officer (GCFO)
The overall responsibilities of the above position will be to manage, direct and implement the financial strategies, objectives, policies, procedures, financial function control environment, reporting and planning for the Group.
The overall responsibilities of the above position will be to manage, direct and implement the financial strategies, objectives, policies, procedures, financial function control environment, reporting and planning for the Group.
Key performance areas include, but are not limited to:
- Development
of the financial and overall strategy of the Group and shaping the
implementation plans
- Maintaining
good financial and MIS systems, processes and procedures
- Manage
the budgeting and monitoring process
- Developing
risk management policies relevant to the Group, updating these as
necessary, and ensuring their implementation.
- Evaluating
the tax and fiscal environments and assessing the best fit for the Group’s
tax compliance and strategy
- Ensuring
that all Group entities are in compliance with the respective local
statutory reporting requirements
- Ensuring
timeliness, consistency and quality of information provided to management
and the Board
- Responsible
for overall HR management including recruitment, retention and motivation
strategies
Qualifications and Experience
- A
fully qualified Chartered Accountant: CA/ACCA/CIMA. Masters in a related
field would be an added advantage.
- At
least 10 years’ continuous relevant experience with at least 4 years
executive management experience in banking and financial services
- Overall
high degree of IT literacy
- Be
an outstanding communicator with excellent leadership and interpersonal
skills.
- Experience
in managing the financial, tax and regulatory aspects of a regional (East
Africa) entity will be an added advantage.
- Must
be willing and able to travel regularly.
Group Finance Manager (GFM)
The overall responsibilities of the above position are to manage
and report on the finance function of the Group segment.
Key performance areas include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring
the financial controls, policies and procedures are adequate, effective
and are complied with
- Ensuring
that financial and operational forecasts and budgets are produced to a
high level of technical and contextual quality
- Providing
quality management and financial information in a timely manner.
- Ensuring
compliance in all tax matters
- Ensuring
the company’s resources and assets are appropriately safeguarded
- Annual
external audit and financial reporting co-ordination, management,
resolution
- Maintaining
relationships with stakeholders, including banks, regulators, external and
internal auditors
- Managing
performance and progression of finance team.
Qualifications and Experience
- A
fully qualified Chartered Accountant: CA/ACCA/CIMA.
- Masters
would be an added advantage.
- 7
years’ continuous relevant banking or financial services experience with
at least 4 years in senior management
- Good
communication, analytical and IT skills
Suitable candidates should forward their application together
with their resume by close of business 21 September 2012 to:
Goal Advisory Services,
P. 0. Box 14426 -00100,
Nairobi
or by E-mail to: careers@goaladvisory.com
Only short listed candidates will be contacted