Job Title: Finance Manager
Organization: Reliable
Corporate Solutions (RCS)
Corporate Solutions (RCS)
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: Executive
Director
Director
About Us:
Reliable Corporate Solutions (RCS) is a performance enhancement firm
known for people and organization development. We specialize in developing and
strengthening organization systems through research and information
interpretation, behavioral and attitude change, Staff training, Recruitment,
and R & D. They would like to recruit for a valuable client, a social
enterprise that distributes lease-to-own bicycles in Northern Uganda. Bicycles
connect rural farmers to markets, health clinics, clean water, and education.
We work with customers who cannot easily access financial institutions, which
is why we offer our bicycles on credit, paid back over time. We are a social
driven business. We’re committed to our impact and the customers we serve, but
we see the need for business opportunities in community development.
known for people and organization development. We specialize in developing and
strengthening organization systems through research and information
interpretation, behavioral and attitude change, Staff training, Recruitment,
and R & D. They would like to recruit for a valuable client, a social
enterprise that distributes lease-to-own bicycles in Northern Uganda. Bicycles
connect rural farmers to markets, health clinics, clean water, and education.
We work with customers who cannot easily access financial institutions, which
is why we offer our bicycles on credit, paid back over time. We are a social
driven business. We’re committed to our impact and the customers we serve, but
we see the need for business opportunities in community development.
Job Summary: The Finance
Manager will oversee the company’s finances, including its lease portfolio,
financial systems, and accounting for a growing social enterprise.
Manager will oversee the company’s finances, including its lease portfolio,
financial systems, and accounting for a growing social enterprise.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Planning:
·
Develop a strategic direction for the
organization (along with the senior leadership team)
Develop a strategic direction for the
organization (along with the senior leadership team)
·
Build, continually update and refine complex
financial projections and other tools to aid internal decision making and
external fundraising
Build, continually update and refine complex
financial projections and other tools to aid internal decision making and
external fundraising
Operations:
·
Manage accounting, treasury, tax, HR
Manage accounting, treasury, tax, HR
·
Ensure financial systems flow throughout the
company, including designing and implementing the appropriate processes and
systems when necessary
Ensure financial systems flow throughout the
company, including designing and implementing the appropriate processes and
systems when necessary
·
The incumbent will identify and help implement
technological improvements for loan and client management
The incumbent will identify and help implement
technological improvements for loan and client management
Financial Information & Modeling:
·
Compile financial information into financial
statements / report these statements to management
Compile financial information into financial
statements / report these statements to management
·
Strategize, build and implement the appropriate
financial models to both analyze data and have it integrate within other
departments
Strategize, build and implement the appropriate
financial models to both analyze data and have it integrate within other
departments
Risk Management:
·
Understand the risks to which the business is
subject, and mitigating these risks
Understand the risks to which the business is
subject, and mitigating these risks
·
Manage our lease portfolio and work with our
credit team to keep portfolio at risk (PAR) at a low point.
Manage our lease portfolio and work with our
credit team to keep portfolio at risk (PAR) at a low point.
Financing: Monitor cash balances and arrange to meet future
cash requirements
cash requirements
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate for the Finance Manager must
vacancy must at least have five years of demonstrated financial experience,
including loan management
The ideal candidate for the Finance Manager must
vacancy must at least have five years of demonstrated financial experience,
including loan management
·
The applicant should love data, numbers,
systems, and early stage companies.
The applicant should love data, numbers,
systems, and early stage companies.
·
Preference given to those with experience at an
MFI and/or lease management
Preference given to those with experience at an
MFI and/or lease management
·
Strong grasp of accounting theory and practice
Strong grasp of accounting theory and practice
·
The incumbent must be a finance and business
savvy individual willing to add strength to our management team.
The incumbent must be a finance and business
savvy individual willing to add strength to our management team.
·
Previous track-record in loan management and
thrives when building structure
Previous track-record in loan management and
thrives when building structure
·
Systems-oriented
Systems-oriented
·
Proactive and demonstrated leadership experience
Proactive and demonstrated leadership experience
·
Excellent communication skills
Excellent communication skills
·
Passionate about instituting a data-driven
culture
Passionate about instituting a data-driven
culture
·
Strong technical and computer skills, including
with at least one financial management software
Strong technical and computer skills, including
with at least one financial management software
·
Fast-paced and ability to multi-task
Fast-paced and ability to multi-task
·
Flexible and able to work on diverse teams
Flexible and able to work on diverse teams
·
Strong interest in using business solutions to
solve pressing social issues
Strong interest in using business solutions to
solve pressing social issues
·
Willing and eager to work non-traditional
business hours to ensure tasks are completed
Willing and eager to work non-traditional
business hours to ensure tasks are completed
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
updated CVs to [email protected]
updated CVs to [email protected]
Deadline: 15th
September 2016
September 2016
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