Our client, Africa Digital
Media Institute, is hiring for a Senior
Operations Officer – Finance.
Company Description: Collectively, the Africa Digital Media community is an innovative learn-and-work social enterprise where young creatives get the training, mentorship and resources they need to turn their passion into a profession.
ADMI offers high-spec technical training in creative media and technology,
intensive digital and soft-skills coaching and a rigorous apprenticeship
process that targets a 100% placement rate.Company Description: Collectively, the Africa Digital Media community is an innovative learn-and-work social enterprise where young creatives get the training, mentorship and resources they need to turn their passion into a profession.
ADMI’s vision is to create
hundreds of thousands of African digital professionals and entrepreneurs
sharing their creative content with the world for profit and impact.
ADMI believes that the digital revolution offers African youth an unparalleled opportunity to participate in the global economy. With the convergence of media, technology and business, Africans that produce and distribute high-quality content for the global market in a way they could not before.
ADMI is committed to equipping Africa’s digital generation to exploit this historic opening.
ADMI believes that the digital revolution offers African youth an unparalleled opportunity to participate in the global economy. With the convergence of media, technology and business, Africans that produce and distribute high-quality content for the global market in a way they could not before.
ADMI is committed to equipping Africa’s digital generation to exploit this historic opening.
Main Responsibilities
Financial – Oversee the Company’s finances, including the budgeting and cash flow management process. Generate financial statements and data. Record and analyze financial data to improve profitability. Prepare and control operational budgets. Oversee asset and manage liabilities. Develop and monitor realistic annual financial goals, budgets and plans and make decisions consistent with those goals and plans approved by the Board. Lead financial correspondence, negotiations and transactions, including interface with bankers and investors as well as debt management.
Financial – Oversee the Company’s finances, including the budgeting and cash flow management process. Generate financial statements and data. Record and analyze financial data to improve profitability. Prepare and control operational budgets. Oversee asset and manage liabilities. Develop and monitor realistic annual financial goals, budgets and plans and make decisions consistent with those goals and plans approved by the Board. Lead financial correspondence, negotiations and transactions, including interface with bankers and investors as well as debt management.
Risk Management – Develop and
enforce comprehensive risk management policies and work plans. Ensure timely
and thorough regulatory compliance including tax, companies’ registry and
educational oversight bodies. Establish and monitor adherence to external and
internal rules, regulations and procedures. Ensure that legal, financial and
other documentation is comprehensive and up-to-date.
Corporate Finance –
Coordinate inputs, investment analysis and transaction support for the
Company’s defining transactions, eg. acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic
alliances, capital-raising and listings.
Strategic Input and Planning
– Liaise continually with Board and section leads. Lead the development of
annual strategic plans, workplans and budgets and cascade the same into
operational plans and Key Performance Indicators.
Performance Management –
Monitor the workings of various departments in the organization towards
achievement of strategic objectives. Lead follow-up on weekly, monthly and
quarterly commitments to ensure performance targets under the annual strategic
plans are met. Develop and monitor performance metrics at company, department
and individual levels. Continuously improve the systems and processes of the
Company towards efficiency, integrity and “flawless execution”
Coordination and
Communication – Monitor, manage and improve the efficiency of support services
such as IT, HR, Accounts and Finance. Facilitate coordination and communication
between support functions.
Corporate Governance – Own
the Board Calendar and Board Pack, scheduling and attending Board meetings and
ensuring each Board meeting is run productively and according to best global
practice. Prepare and present detailed management, program, and financial
reports to the Board. Oversee execution of the Matters Arising action log and
reporting thereon. Ensure the board is aware of all pertinent issues on a
timely basis and facilitate communication between board and staff as
appropriate.
Education and Experience
Education and Experience
- Over 8 years’
progressive experience in a finance, accounting or operations management
role, preferably in a fast-paced and rapidly growing company
- College degree
in business administration, commerce or management, change management or
operations management
- Professional
qualification in accounting or investment required
- Experience in
leading organizational efficiency/effectiveness and operations management
- Knowledge of
human resources, IT, legal and risk management principles and practices
- Project
management qualification, post-graduate degree and international training
and work experience strongly preferred.
Application Instructions
Cover Letter describing your interest and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2589”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 2571 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications: 3rd January 2017 (Wow,it’s 2017 already!!)
N.B.* You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a
basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive
immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8
questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the
test. If you have any issues with the process, please reach out to
+254702093793.Cover Letter describing your interest and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2589”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 2571 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications: 3rd January 2017 (Wow,it’s 2017 already!!)
If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the employer.