About the role
The Finance Manager will be responsible for overseeing all financial activities of the company. This includes managing budgets forecasting financial reporting and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. The Finance Manager will play a crucial role in the strategic planning process and will provide insights to support the company s growth and financial stability.
Responsibilities
- Controlling the budget and reviewing costs with the management team.
- Preparation and provision of timely and accurate monthly financial reports (cash flow forecasting P&L Balance sheet and other key outputs)
- Supervising the yearend audit process (Big 4) and submitting financial statements to the Rwandan Revenue Authority and other regulators.
- Managing the company s Purchase to Pay software which integrates with its Xero accounts and also its payroll software.
- Reviewing all accounts postings made by the Financial accountant reviewing and seeking approval of all invoices and ensuring their payment on a timely basis.
- Liaising with taxation authorities for all tax related matters with a thorough understanding of VAT and WHT principles. Ensuring timely and accurate submission of all statutory payments (VAT WHT and employment taxes) on a monthly basis.
- Maintaining a comprehensive fixed asset register.
- Liaising with local and overseas banks where required.
- Maintenance of appropriate accounting records to meet legal and tax requirements. Ensuring all relevant financial information is uploaded onto the company s document management system on a timely basis.
- Company secretarial duties and the preparation of all relevant board papers as required.
- Ensuring compliance with the local authorities of the jurisdictions in which the various group companies operate.
- Any other duties as necessary
Requirements
- Bachelor s degree in Finance Accounting or a related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
- Prior knowledge of an infrastructure project
- Eight or more years of years of professional accounting experience
- Holding a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA)
- Daily weekly and monthly reporting to tight deadlines
- Comfortable working across several jurisdictions and liaising with government functionaries
- Detail oriented with a high level of ownership and responsibility
- Excellent reporting budgeting and MS Office suite skills
- A handson approach to work with a cando flexible outlook excellent communicator.
- Comfortable working in a small team and with some degree of autonomy
- Confident and proactive with a willingness to recommend improvements to processes where necessary
- Rubavu based role hybrid