MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate closely with the Executive Committee and the CEO to define and steer the long-term direction and growth trajectory of the company.
- Lead comprehensive financial planning, including budgeting and strategic financial initiatives, to ensure the alignment of financial resources with the company’s goals.
- Provide critical financial insights and data-driven analysis to support informed decision-making across all levels of the organization.
- Participate in the Board of Directors, prepare and present the financial report to the Board of Directors
- Initiate all actions necessary to improve the company’s working capital (reminders of unpaid invoices, management of supplier deadlines, inventory disposal) and improve its management;
- Ensure cash flow forecast management
- Champion the implementation and adherence to best-in-class governance practices, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.
- Guarantee the production of high-quality financial statements that comply with IFRS and local accounting regulations, and ensure timely completion of audited financial reports.
- Ensure the prompt and accurate sharing of financial information with all key stakeholders, including regulators, BURS, OMEA, the CEO, banks, and the board of directors.
- Proactively assess, monitor, and mitigate financial risks to safeguard the company’s assets and ensure financial stability.
- Manage, mentor, and develop the financial team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement within the department.
- Ensure that the entire Orange Botswana workforce has a foundational understanding of financial principles, empowering them to contribute effectively to the company’s financial health.
Other Key Deliverables
- Designing the long-term financial strategy of the company
- Ensuring that all commitments are accounted for
- Continuously improve the processes of the company
- Build, monitor and analyze the budget and the reforecasts
- Provide financial information for the board of directors
- Be a key player in investment and growth decisions
- Ensure the control and the reporting of all activities
- Ensure good monitoring, accounting and paying of taxes, customs and fees
- Manage the relationship with auditors, banks & other statutory bodies
- Negotiate and structure funding for the company if required
- Monitor KPIs such as growth, EBITDAaL, ROCE etc.
- Ensure timely and efficiently rollout of relevant finance projects for the company
- Ensure debt servicing and compliance with financial commitments to investors
- Ensure the production of the various group reports
- Ensures the improvement of processes and the management of change
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Masters in Finance or equivalent
- At least 10 years’ experience with high exposure in finance with at least 5 years at management level
Skills and Competencies
- Excellent strategic vision and understanding of the business
- Solid skills in all areas of finance: accounting including IFRS, treasury, controlling
- Ability to work in a fast spaced and challenging environment
- Hands on approach
- Strong ethics and sense of compliance
- Customer centricity
- Strong analytical skills
- Result oriented
- Change management
- Negotiating abilities
- Developing team members
- Performance management and monitoring
- Cash Management
- Efficiency in decision making
Closing date: November 25, 2024