Head of Finance & Administration Job Placement – Top Finance Bank Limited

Organisation: Top
Finance Bank Limited
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Managing
Director
About US:
Top Finance Bank Limited is
regulated by Bank of Uganda and since inception in 2014 has been at the
forefront of providing financial services to the public with a special emphasis
to the SME and the civil service.           
Job Summary: The Head of
Finance & Administration will manage the Bank’s Finance function in
accordance with the established professional standards, policies and procedures
and give a general strategic and operational guidance on all financial matters
of the bank.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Co-ordinating
    the Budgeting, planning and preparation of the bank’s strategic business
    plan
  • Co-ordinating
    the external, Internal & BoU Audits and ensure these are completed in
    a timely manner
  • Oversight
    of compliance with corporate and country financial reporting practices
  • Management
    of periodical reporting to management, holding company and regulators and
    other stakeholders
  • Managing
    communications with the bank’s Executive Committee, the Board of
    Directors, and other stakeholders on financial matters
  • Oversight
    of the Bank’s financial transaction recording process in line with
    generally accepted accounting principles
  • Development,
    improvement and oversight of revenue and expenditure consistency checks
    and balances that promote performance management
  • Management
    support through cost benefit analyses of investment and financing proposal
  • Managing
    relationships with funding institution partners
  • Participation
    in credit risk and market risk management processes
  • Provision
    of tax planning and compliance expertise
  • Overall
    development of the Finance function within the institution and adaptation
    to needs of changing environment with process improvements
  • Perform
    any other duties as assigned by the Managing Director of the Bank

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant must hold a degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business related
  • Full
    qualification in a professional accounting course – ACCA or CPA
  • At
    least five years of post-qualification experience two of which should be
    at senior management level.
  • Strong
    strategic and conceptual skills
  • Leadership
    and team management skills
  • Customer
    centricity
  • Solid
    business acumen and financial skills Strong analytical and problem solving
    skills Solid planning and project management skills Enterprise risk
    management skills
  • Strong
    decision-making, conflict resolution and problem solving skills
  • Supplier
    relations and negotiation skills Networking skills, tact and diplomacy;
    with ability to influence key people inside and outside the Bank Very
    strong presentation skills, verbal and written communication skills
  • Team
    player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build internal
    and external networks Ability to work under pressure, and exercise
    excellent judgment
  • Solid
    computer competency in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets, Word, and PowerPoint,
    knowledge of accounting packages desired
  • Must
    be a person of integrity, must be sensitive to quality and equity, must be
    proactive, a quick thinker, analytical and be ready to adhere to the
    highest professional standards
  • Fluency
    in oral and written English is required.
  • Excellent
    presentation skills.
How to Apply:
If your qualifications and
experience match with any one of those described above, please send a detailed
application letter of not more than 1 page explaining why you consider yourself
ideal for the position, together with your CV, copies of your academic
certificates and transcripts to: recruitment@topfinancebank.co.ug Please quote
Head of Finance and Administration role in the subject line. Hand delivery applications
can also be received at Top Finance Bank, Plot 53, Kampala Road. Kampala.
Uganda
Deadline: Monday, 30th April 2018 by 5:00pm.
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