Assistant Finance Manager

1. Support the planning and management of daily finance operations, allocate workloads, and supervise the team to ensure accuracy and timely completion.
2. Prepare and review short- and medium-term cash flow forecasts, analyse variances, and recommend actions to maintain adequate liquidity.
3. Monitor bank balances, payment obligations, and funding requirements across branches and projects to support appropriate fund allocation.
4. Review payment plans and supporting documents against commercial terms, budgets, and approval requirements before submission to authorised personnel.
5. Oversee banking transactions and online banking activities, ensuring appropriate segregation of preparation, review, and approval duties.
6. Coordinate with Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams to improve collections, payments, and working capital efficiency.
7. Liaise with banks regarding accounts, credit facilities, bank guarantees, and financial services, and monitor related conditions and expiry dates.
8. Monitor foreign exchange exposure and financing costs, and recommend actions within company policy and delegated authority.
9. Support budgeting, financial planning, and forecasting in coordination with Accounting and relevant departments.
10. Analyse financing costs, budget variances, and financial information by branch or project, and recommend cost control and funding improvements.
11. Review cash position reports, receipts and payments, and bank reconciliations, ensuring unusual and outstanding items are investigated and resolved.
12. Support financial evaluations of capital expenditure, equipment acquisition, and new projects, considering returns and cash flow implications.
13. Prepare financial management reports and support reporting to head office or regional teams as assigned.
14. Review and improve procedures and internal controls, support audits, and follow up on corrective actions.
15. Develop and evaluate team members, and perform other duties assigned by management.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
2. At least 7 years of experience in finance or treasury, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or team management role.
3. Experience in logistics, warehousing, transportation, or a multi-site business is preferred.
4. Sound knowledge of cash flow management, working capital, banking transactions, financial planning, and internal controls.
5. Ability to analyse financial information, prepare forecasts, and evaluate project feasibility.
6. Experience using ERP systems, preferably Oracle, and online banking platforms.
7. Strong Microsoft Excel skills for financial analysis and modelling.
8. Good command of English for communication, reporting, and presentations.
9. Strong team management, planning, negotiation, and cross-functional coordination skills.
10. Strong attention to detail, confidentiality, and the ability to work under tight deadlines.