Finance Director
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u>Financial Strategy & Planning/u>
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Creating budgets, forecasts, and financial models to predict future performance and cash flow.
- Strategic Advisor: Working directly with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to evaluate opportunities (e.g., new markets, major purchases, hiring plans) and assess their financial impact.
- Fundraising & Capital Structure: Managing banking relationships, securing loans or lines of credit, and potentially leading efforts to raise equity investment.
- Develop and execute financial strategy aligned with business goals.
- Model scenarios for growth, risk, and investment planning.
u>Financial Management & Control/u>
- Cash Flow Management: The top priority. Actively monitoring, forecasting, and managing cash inflows and outflows to ensure the business never runs out of money to operate.
- Managing Debtors & Creditors: Overseeing accounts receivable (ensuring customers pay on time) and accounts payable (managing relationships with suppliers and optimizing payment timing).
- Internal Controls: Establishing and enforcing processes to prevent errors, fraud, and misuse of funds (e.g., approval processes for expenses, segregation of duties).
- Negotiate with banks, vendors, and investors to secure favorable terms.
u>Financial Reporting & Analysis/u>
- Management Accounts: Producing timely and accurate monthly management accounts (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement) for internal use, not just for year-end tax compliance.
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Identifying, tracking, and reporting on the most important financial and operational metrics for the business (e.g., gross profit margin, customer acquisition cost, lifetime value).
- Performance Analysis: Interpreting the numbers, explaining the "why" behind variances from budget, and providing insights to help the leadership team make informed decisions.
- Compliance & Tax Reporting: Overseeing the preparation of year-end financial statements and working with external accountants to ensure all tax filings (corporate tax, VAT/WHT) are accurate and submitted on time.
- u>Operational Leadership/u>
- Overseeing Technology: Managing the financial systems, software, and tools (Zoho Books) to ensure efficiency and data integrity.
- Manage accounting and finance teams.
- Manage and process regular payment schedules, payrolls.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with sales, operations, and HR to ensure financial considerations are integrated into all business decisions (e.g., pricing, contract terms, payroll, and benefits).
- Identify gaps in business processes and systems and prepare plans for continuous improvement.
u>Compliance & Risk Management/u>
- Ensure regulatory compliance with tax laws, accounting standards, and financial reporting.
- Oversee audits and internal controls to safeguard assets.
- Mitigate financial risks through insurance, hedging, or policy design.
- Identifying financial risks (e.g., customer concentration, currency fluctuation, interest rate changes) and implementing strategies to mitigate them.
- u>Communication & Reporting/u>
- Prepare financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-financial leaders.
- Signal financial health to partners, regulators, and potential investors.
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