Finance Manager- Douala, Cameroon
Max Drive, Cameroon
Job Description
We are looking for a FINANCE MANAGER who is an expert in analyzing every day financial activities and subsequently provide advice and guidance to upper management on current and future financial plans. A strong candidate combines a strong analytical mindset with technical ability and excellent people skills.. You will be a strategic thinker with strong organizational and problem-solving skills. You will be highly analytical, a self-starter, results-oriented and able to thrive in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment. This is a full time, permanent and long-term position reporting to the Finance Controller with access to MAX’s executive team.
We are committed to and encourage equal opportunity.
What You’ll Do:
Controlling
Ensuring compliance with IFRS, local GAAP and fiscal obligations following standardized
formats that will pass an external audit
Review financial reports for quality
Directly work on financial reports and make the complex seem simple
Identifying all errors in account reconciliations, financial statements and reports
Documenting reasons for any Fails
Dive deep to identify the root cause of any quality failure
Develop simple solutions that fix the failure
Write clear coaching documents that ensure highest quality outputs
Planning and Analysis
Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a
framework for these to be met
Manage the preparation of the company’s budget
Manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being
used
Participate in strategic data analysis, research, and modeling for senior company
leadership
Support project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc requests
Advise on investment activities and provide strategies that the company should take
Analyze costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results and the company’s actual
performance compared to the business plans
Develop trends and projections for the firm’s finances
Leadership
To use your outstanding knowledge of IFRS and financial acumen to dig into the results our Accountants and Financial Analysts produce. You will write actionable coaching documents for them that are clear, simple, impactful and derived from insights you discovered personally. In your weekly 1:1s with your team members, you will ask probing questions to confirm that your feedback is being applied.
Requirements
Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
5+ years in finance or a related area in a fast paced global organization
Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
ACA or ACCA
Sage 300 experience or comparable finance system
General knowledge of accounting/financial/operational principles
Experience developing financial reports and metrics
Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels
Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment
Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big picture
Experience in Mobility/Fintech/Gig-economy/eCommerce
Strong Project and Program management skills
Global leader and thinker with the ability to make quick strategic decisions
Highly energetic, self-motivated amp; proactive
What You’ll Learn:
The importance of deep dives to resolve problems in your team and other teams as well as the importance of driving yourself on a daily basis against quarterly set quantifiable goals which deliver real business value.
To measure and track output and results and how to automate everything that you do
How to overcome the challenges of working and collaborating with other high performing finance professionals
How to build the finance foundations of the relevant finance function area with your team members
Ultimately though you will learn to move fast, set the bar high, and learn from failures
Benefits
- Competitive pay amp; benefits
- Flexible work and hybrid working model
- Unrivaled Learning and Development
Location and Travel:
The candidate will be based in Africa.
The role would require frequent travel to operating countries.