Manager (Accounts & Finance), Head Office

* Architect a comprehensive financial strategy that drives business growth and aligns with long-term objectives * Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, ensuring timely and informed decision-making for the board of directors * Identify and mitigate financial risks, developing metrics to prioritize and manage threats to the organization's financial stability * Drive investment opportunities in physical and financial assets, ensuring optimal returns and minimized risk * Oversee accounting, payroll, taxation, and reporting, implementing robust structures and procedures to ensure financial record integrity * Execute tax planning and compliance, including income tax, VAT, and other regulatory requirements * Supervise financial management staff, monitoring cash flow, liquidity, and working capital to ensure business sustainability * Provide actionable insights and trend analysis to the board of directors, maximizing earnings and minimizing risk * Ensure adherence to approved financial policies and procedures, maintaining regulatory compliance and mitigating risk * Lead and motivate a high-performing team of accounting professionals, fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment * Build and maintain strategic relationships with external stakeholders, including banks, auditors, and vendors, to optimize financial outcomes * Manage and preserve revenue expenditure accounts, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting * Coordinate banking activities, cash transactions, and software entries, maintaining precise financial records * Develop and maintain vendor and client accounts, creating individual files and ensuring seamless communication * Provide expert support for personal income tax management and certificate renewal * Collaborate with tax lawyers to submit accounts returns and ensure regulatory compliance * Prepare key financial reports, including FDI reports, trade licenses, and monthly, quarterly, and annual reports * Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, including advance, salary, fixed asset, stock, tax, VAT, leave, and cheque issue registers * Control financial transactions, preparing vouchers and checking bills and supporting vouchers to ensure approval and compliance * Analyze and report on financial performance, identifying areas for improvement and driving business growth