Provides value and growth through ensuring that the Bank exercises financial prudence in its operations, manages the deployment of resources and ensures that the Bank optimises returns on available resources. Leads and provides strategic guidance to the Finance and Accounting, Credit Administration and the Treasury Back Office departments and ensure that performance targets are met. Ensures a working environment modelled around the Zb Way. Ensures that the bank exercises financial prudence in its operations by directing the deployment of resources so as to ensure that the Bank optimises returns on available resources. Acts as a key advisor to the MD  and the Bank Board on financial, investment, risk management, compliance with regulations and other matters affecting the Bank. Deputises the Group Finance Director and acts in that capacity when the GFD is not there. Provides information relevant to the understanding of the Bank�s operations so as to guide in overall strategy execution and tactical manouvres by all business units within the Bank. Liaises with all operating units within the Bank to foster the development and maintenance of operational and strategic congruence on financial, investment and resourcing issues. Leads and guides management in stakeholder engagement strategies eg. RBZ, Global Credit Rating Company, ZIMRA, External Auditors and the banking industry in general. Develops financial reporting policies in line with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), ensuring harmonisation with Group policies and engenders financial discipline through the development of balanced operational policies that have a financial effect. Ensures that statutory financial results and returns are prepared diligently, capturing sufficient information and made available to all internal and external stakeholders on a timely basis. Leads the annual and midterm financial reporting and external audit processes for the Bank. Liaises with Group Finance in the procurement of technical experts eg. property valuers and ensures timely delivery of technical reports. Oversees the construction of the annual operating and capital budgets. Rolls forecasts for all business units ensuring that budgets are synchronised with strategies adopted by the Bank. Tracks monthly performance against set targets and provides detailed timely commentary to Group Executive Management regarding the performance outturn. Approves all payments to suppliers related to the Bank as well as disbursement of funding for all lending activities. Guides the capital expenditure program for the Bank and ensures that need is reassessed at every point when expenditure is incurred and that priority ranking for capital expenditure is given to high impact areas. Ensures that an inventory of all Bank assets is maintained and at reasonable intervals, confirms the existence of the assets. Chairs or participates as a member to various committees and adhoc task teams within the Bank i.e., ZB Bank Credit Committee (ZBBCC). ZB Pension Fund Investment Committee. ZB Transfer Secretaries Investment Committee. Group Procurement Committee. Assers and Liabilities Management Committee (ALCO). Group Information and Technology Committee (GITEC). Pricing Committee. Performs any other duties as assigned by superior. Decides on the deploymentof financial resources as appropriate from time to time. Decides on departmental structure and deployment of human resources for the 3 functions under the Finance Director (FD). Decides on advice to give to the MD, the Bank Board and management on matters to do with finance, risk and compliance. Decides on the medium to long term strategic goals for the functional units under the FD in line with the Group snd Bank agreed strategies. Decides on the information to be provided to the business units for operational understanding. Decides on the development, review and enforcement of financial policies for the Bank. Decides on when and how much to pay to suppliers and whether to disburse on lending. Decides on when to confirm assets. Decides  in ZBBCC as chairman, has casting vote where there is a deadlock. Decides on the recruitment and performance ratings of subordinates. Decides on the agendas for all committees chaired. Prepare quarterly plans for Board reports input. Submit annual financial balanced scorecard plans for the Bank. Prepare and submit annual operational plans for functional areas under the FD. Prepare 5 year strategic financial plans for the Bank. Prepare the annual budgeting plan for the Bank. Undertakes weekly payments allocation. Prepare the Capital plan for the Bank annually and 5 years respectively. Ensuring accurate and timely reporting. Ensuring compliance to company policies and procedures. Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Guiding the Bank credit granting process by external credit assessors. Ensuring performance targets are met for the functional units and then Bank and enforcing performance discipline where necessary. Ensuring system and process effectiveness and efficiencies in all financial reporting and compliance aspects.

Job evaluation subgrade: E