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Director of Finance and Operations

SEAF-Afghan Growth Finance, Multi Location

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Multi Location ()
Full Time
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About SEAF-Afghan Growth Finance

Job Summary

Director of Finance and Operations
Reporting to the Managing Director, this position has overall responsibility for SEAF-AGF’s financial management and operations. The position allows the successful candidate to be part of the senior management team, interface with SEAF’s global DFO, and play a major role in the company’s continued development and expansion.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:
• Asset/Liability management- oversees the asset/liability management for the company. The DFO works closely with senior management to develop specific guidelines for asset/liability management.
• Financial planning -works closely with senior management and departmental heads to identify and drive appropriate growth strategy, financial analysis and due diligence to enable the company to reach its strategic goals
• Budgeting and forecasting -participates extensively in the strategic planning process and leads the budgeting and forecasting processes of the company. The DFO builds a strong financial discipline and accountability foundation for budgeting and forecasting. Works closely with SEAF global DFO and Controller on cash management for AGF.
• Profitability analysis and reporting
• Internal/external financial reporting- ensure that resources, internal controls, and financial processes exist to achieve timely and accurate reporting of all financial matters to internal and external parties. Works closely with SEAF HQ on the annual audit for AGF.
• Financial management- directs and coordinates the implementation of effective accounting and financial administration policies, procedures and reports to ensure sound financial management and control of the company.
• Ensure adequacy and appropriateness of the risk management methodologies and systems across the company to consistently meet best practices in the industry and prudential guidelines.
• Enhance the current risk control framework through formulation of policies/procedures and establish the mechanism to calculate, control and monitor enterprise risk.
• Review of operations, procedures and policies to comply with laws/prudential guidelines, assess optimal compliance and be in line with best industry practices.
• Review compliance audit results to implement processes/procedures to address risk mitigation effectively and expeditiously.

Job Requirements

Qualifications Required:
• Bachelors or Post graduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance.
• Minimum 5 years experience directly related to Accounting/Finance, preferrably in a financial service firm, commercial bank, or investment fund. At least 2 years must have been in managerial capacity.
• Fully functional with all aspects of financial and cost accounting, reporting, MIS, payroll and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Possess good presentation and organizational skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English. [Dari/Pashtu skills preferable]
• Chartered Accountant or similar accreditation preferred.

Submission Guideline

Competitive salary plus a full benefits package offered based on the candidate’s experience.
Please submit a CV and Cover Letter stating your experience and employment history, qualifications, current and expected remuneration level, the position for which you are applying, and full contact details to the following email:

SEAF-Afghan Growth Finance
Kabul, Afghanistan
Email: resumeagf@seaf-agf.com or cv@afghangrowthfinance.com
Website: www.AfghanGrowthFinance.com, www.SEAF.com

Functional Area

Account/Finance

Countries

Post Date

Jan 15, 2011

Closing Date

Jan 30, 2011

Reference

011511DFO

Number of Vacancies

1

Salary Range

As per NTA salary scale

Years of Experience

10 years

Probation Period

1 month

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

true

Gender

Male