General Manager Finance

Job Description

The General Manager Finance will provide leadership, guidance and direction to the Finance Team, add value to all stakeholders by enabling them to make informed decisions through the provision of timely and accurate information and to apply sound principles of finance management.

The officer will be responsible for formulating and enabling the implementation of financial strategies. The General Manager Finance will contribute as a member of the Senior Management Team in the Authoritys Transformation Thrust.

Key and Critical Responsibilities

• Manages all the financial accounting systems throughout the Authority.
• Manages the budgeting process of the Authority and ensures the prudent management of the Authoritys funds.
• Manages the Authoritys funds and fiscal operations as approved by the CEO and Board of Directors.
• Analyzes the business environment and develops strategic plans and objectives for the Finance Department in keeping with the Authoritys Strategic Plan to meet the organizational goals.
• Provides financial advice to the CEO, DOH, COO and Executive Management Team on all strategic matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analyses, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding.
• Ensures via policy, work procedures and/or training/sensitization of budget holders that there is reconciliation and liquidation of expenditures to limit aged payables debt.
• Coordinates with Human Resources & Internal Audit Departments to ensure timely payments of terminal benefits/pensions and gratuities to employees.
• Develops a robust Succession Plan for each of the sub-units in the Finance Department.
• Leads and manage the Finance Department.
• Collaborates with the Human Resources Department to secure funding approval in line with the Manpower Plan requirements.
• Determines and reviews through internal control audits the internal control system, facilitating changes to the controls when any error or the potential for error or fraud is identified.
• Advises ICT on the selection of the Financial Software, implement and maintain the Financial Software.
• Presents Annual Financial Statements for approval by the Board of Directors, audit purposes and inclusion in the Annual Report.
• Implements a plan to develop policy implementation in line with consensus with the Executive Management Team.
• Oversees the activities of the Finance Department including the rotation of staff through the units/areas which include: Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables, General Ledge, Fixed Asset, Payroll, Budget & Costing.
• Develops a Policy Review and Implementation Plan to ensure compliance in keeping with the Authoritys Strategic Plan.
• Develops, generates and utilizes the reports (financial and non-financial) from the Management Accounting Unit to determine key performance indicators for departments so as to evaluate whether they are meeting their strategic objectives. 
• Prepares Financial Statements Reports and ensures feasibility studies on projects which have been submitted to the Board with the objective of obtaining financing.
• Engages in the re-engineering of the business processes of the Finance Department enabling cost reductions, efficiencies and manpower redeployment.
• Participates in the development of the Authoritys Corporate Strategies and Plan.
• Leads the development process for the policies and procedures in the Finance Department and ensure that these are appropriately applied throughout the Region.
• Develops a Training Calendar of events to execute financial training for support staff as well as Executives and Managers in collaboration with the Human Resources Department (Training Unit).
• Completes performance appraisals for staff under his/her supervision and defines training requirements to address deficiencies as identified by gap analysis.
• Develops method to manage Salary and Wages Emolument and ensures that funds to fill vacant post are utilized and re-appropriated to fill critical vacancies. 
• Authorized to approve purchases up to a value of $50,000.00.
• Authorized to sign customer declaration forms, cheques, contracts and purchase orders within a specified limit as per the Financial Policies and Procedures.
• Required to be the Secretary/Member of the Finance Committee.
• Required to be a member of the Tenders Committee.

Key Competencies

• Professional Accounting Designation such as ACCA/CPA/CMA/CGA/CIMA 
• Finance or Business Degree from a recognized University.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Finance
• At least ten (10) years experience of which five (5) will be at a senior management level in financial services.
• Advance Excel Proficiency in Accounting Software