JOB SUMMARY
Manage DCCI's liquidity and cash flow to effectively and responsibly meet business needs, oversee and address fund requests, coordinate transfers and payment processing, and nurture essential relationships.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish and implement processes and frameworks for managing DCCI’s liquidity and risk in line with Group Treasury policies.
- Develop and implement strategies to meet DCCI’s short, medium and long term financing needs ensuring alignment with the DCP’s goals and objectives and the Group’s strategy.
- Manage the DCCI’s daily cash flows/ liquidity and ensure availability of funds to meet the company’s operations and all likely contingencies.
- Prepare cash forecasts and manage cash flows/cycles ensuring availability of adequate funds to meet DCCI’s daily operational requirements.
- Identify the need and request for funds from Group Treasury as required.
- Recommend strategies for raising necessary funds to facilitate the realisation of DCCI’s operational and corporate objectives.
- Oversee the transfer of funds between DCCI and the Group in liaison with Group Treasury.
- Validate all supplier and vendor payments and ensure that all requests for payment are supported with valid invoices/ receipts and other supporting documents in line with DCCI’s financial policies.
- Oversee the disbursement of cash ensuring compliance with defined policies and procedures.
- Establish and manage relationships with key bankers and investors.
- Participate/ provide inputs in the review of DCCI’s bankers ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Manage the unit’s budget, review and approve expenditures as defined in the approved manual of authority.
- Continually identify new banking service opportunities and provide recommendations and/ or business case for adoption of such services.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head, Head Office Accounting.
Requirements
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or other related disciplines.
- Relevant professional certification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA).
- Minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience.
Skills & Competence
- Strong data analysis and modelling skills.
- Sound business acumen.
- Good communication skills.
- Good interpersonal and people management skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- High ethical standards and integrity
- Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
- Good knowledge and understanding of finance best practices, SYSCOHADA, IFRS and other applicable accounting standards.
- Good problem solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Training and Development
