Chief Finance Officer

CR277

An international organisation with a mission to provide financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs

Our Client is currently looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to be based in Kinshasa. The CFO is directly responsible for managing all finance and accounting activities of the organisation in DRC, and supervises its entire finance staff. S/he will ensure that the finance activities will support the organisation in pursuing its mission in DRC with a minimum of risk and a maximum of efficiency. As a member of the Management Team/Board, s/he shares responsibility for the overall performance and activities of the organisation in DRC, and participates in making decisions on material issues.

Kinshasa, DRC

Ideal profile:
- Degree in Accounting with CPA/ACCA or Chartered Accountancy equivalent required, Master’s Degree is preferred,
- Minimum experience of 5 years,
- International experience desirable, exposure working in the region an asset,
- Extensive experience in best-practice financial management of a company, desirably a bank or other regulated financial institution, experience working for the big 4 audit firms an asset,
- Financial analysis-long/med/short term financial planning,
- Experience working with US GAAP or IAS,
- Demonstrated abilities in budget preparation and management and general ledger management,
- Treasury management,
- Thorough understanding of operational risk of a financial institution,
- Proficient in MS Office suite, good understanding of IT issues and the role and possibilities of IT in financial management, familiarity with implementing and working with complex integrated management information and accounting systems (including database management),
- Fluency in English and French required

Start date: ASAP
To apply, please send in an updated CV with a covering letter quoting CR277