To grow shareholder value through the development and implementation of financial and operational strategy. To provide accurate and timely financial information to internal and external stakeholders for decision making. To provide Company secretarial services. Spearheads strategic financing activities for the company and acts as a key negotiations person for the same. Leads the company in key cost and pricing decisions. Guides the development of the corporate business plan of the company. Monitors profitability of the company and ensures that agreed profitability targets are achieved. Participates in stakeholder relations management through meetings with current and potential investors, and analysts and brokers. Manages the business planning and financial forecasting cycles for the company. Reviews and approves section budgets and overall company budgets and submits the same to the Board for further approval. Monitors budgets performance and variance and initiates corrective action. Develops, implements and maintains company-wide cost management systems that will help the company keep operating costs within approved budgets. Ensures accurate financial forecasting and valuations of company projects or new business initiatives with the view to ascertaining accurate funding requirements and maximising shareholder value and return. Manages cash-flow and monitors and reviews the company�s cash-flow position with the view of ensuring the company is financially liquid to meet its obligations. Monitors credit and ensures credit is maintained within the defined limits. Ensures all reconciliations are completed and cleared within stipulated times. Develops and maintains adequate and effective financial and cost controls for the company. Ensures the company has accurate and complete books of accounts and properly accounts for all income, and expenses, assets and liabilities. Reviews and authorizes payments for processing. Ensures the timely production of accurate and complete set of financial reports. Designs, implements and maintains internal financial control systems. Develops and maintains a reliable management and cost reporting system for the company to ensure accurate and on time reporting. Ensures cost allocation codes are properly maintained. Develops and maintains systems that facilitate benchmarking of the company�s performance against similar operations in the industry with a view of reducing costs to the lower quarter of the industry cost curve. Develops, implements and maintains adequate internal controls that will ensure correct asset valuations and reporting of inventories and stocks. Ensures that tax computations and returns for the company are accurately and timeously produced and honoured. Ensures that all statutory returns are submitted within stipulated time. Liaises with internal and external auditors in completing audits. Reviews and approves draft financial statements in preparation for the financial audit. Clear queries and facilitates the audit process. Discharges and ensures the Company�s and Directors� responsibilities under the company law are complied with by, inter alia. Acts as Secretary to the Board, Shareholder�s and Committee meetings including convening the meeting, preparation of agenda and papers as well as drafting and extracting of minutes and resolutions thereafter. Ensures that all board activities are properly coordinated and that the same complies with all required constituents. Carries out the Board�s directions as assigned. Ensures the Board and its committees are provided with all requisite information and supporting them in the discharge of their duties. Manages the amendments to the company�s constitutional documents as required. Ensures compliance with the Group�s establishing Memorandum and Articles of Association are adhered to. Maintains the company�s statutory books, registers, returns with the Registrar of Companies and secretarial records and custody of the company�s common seal. Administers payroll for Executive staff. Prepares payroll related reports by compiling summaries of earnings, statutory deductions, leave liability reports & general payroll deductions and ensures remittances to various institutions have been timeously done. Develops and maintains a sound human resources plan for the department. Establishes policies to ensure adequate management development and to provide for capable management succession for those functions/business units falling under his/her responsibility. Ensures that the department is appropriately staffed with persons and skills at the right level. Conducts quarterly performance reviews of subordinates and manages overall performance of the same. Manages staff performance by expediting performance improvement programs/ training where deficiencies are noted. Ensures staff discipline within department. Develops, evaluates and approves new business processes for the company�s financial and administrative operations. Ensures compliance to business processes, policies and procedures as outlined in the company�s quality management systems. Decides on size of bank facilities for each bank within the limits set by the Board and cost of banking services. Cost of provision of secretarial services. Decide on allocation of limited funds to meet competing needs. Prepares weekly, monthly and six months cash flow plans. Prepares board and shareholder meetings. Undertakes Investor and analysts meetings. Undertakes meetings with various stakeholders and regulators. Submits reports required by regulatory authorities. Undertake adhoc meetings. Dealing with supplier complaints on payments especially foreign suppliers. Dealing with customer issues mainly relating to late payments. Issues raised by ZIMRA. Issues raised by Financial Institutions. Issues raised by regulatory authorities. Issues raised by shareholders, directors and investors. Minimum B.Com Accounting, Business Studies or B.Soc.Sc Economic Degree or equivalent. Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant. A holder of a post graduate degree such as MBA, MSc. Economics or equivalent will have an added advantage. Professional qualification such as full ZCTA, CIS, CIMA or ACCA is required. A minimum of 10 years similar work experience, 6 years of which should have been at a senior managerial level preferably in the FMCG industry.

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