Finance Manager

Job Summary:

ARYAZONE, Inc (AZI) is recruiting a result driven Finance Manager responsible for the overall financial related activities. The incumbent is liable towards providing the best financial experience in AZI office by ensuring high standards of inter-related office services and thereby ensuring the smooth functioning of the office by adopting the pre-established organization polices. He/she is required to maintain mutually understanding, team working, friendly, ethically and disciplinary oriented working environment. He/she needs to be goal oriented to achieve the best of the organization objectives but leading a team of professionals.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent job descriptions are financial management which include but not limited budgeting, controlling, fund management, financial analysis and reporting.

Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures;

Ensure financial policies and procedures are up to date;

Manage outsourced functions;

Maintain cash and bank accounts;

Manage the operations of the finance department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives;

Ensure appropriate risk management techniques and financial controls are embedded throughout the company’s financial system at strategic and operational levels;

Manage relationships with the outsourced financial services providers;

Ensure accurate and timely payments;

Provide management, support and development to members within finance department;

Internal control management, and reporting in timely manner to line manager;

Facilitating auditor in all manners to ensure compliance and transparency;

Manage the preparation of the company's budget(s);

Report to senior management on variances from the established budget and the justifications for those variances;

Monthly and quarterly financial report generated in accounting software;

Assist senior management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction;

Assist with financial aspects of projects and business proposals;

Forecast cash flow positions and available funds for investment;

Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements;

Maintain close relationships with funders;

Assist in determining the company's proper capital structure;

Arrange for equity and debt financing (if required);

Engage in ongoing cost reduction analysis in all aspects of the company;

Review the financial performance of competitors and report on key issues to senior management;

Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement;

Interpret the company's financial results to senior management and recommend improvement activities;

Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput;

Compile key business metrics and report them to the senior management;

Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis;

Create additional analysis and reports as requested by senior management;

Cash flow forecasting; and

Other task assigned by the CEO.

Other Duties:
please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Requirement:

ACCA certified or Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting is required. Master Degree in relevant field is preferred;

A minimum of 4 years relevant experience. At least 2 years in a managerial and/or supervisory capacity;

Ability to work independently and as a team member, ability to build rapport and collaborate with diverse groups and departments;

Excellent knowledge of local labor laws, HR rules and regulations in Afghanistan.

Active listening, negotiation and presentation skills;

Great attitude and ethics of management;

Strong interpersonal and communications skills;

Target oriented;

Ability to quickly grasp new concepts, ideas and procedures;

Commitment to expand or build on existing skills and knowledge through training and on-the-job learning.

Excellent Dari, Pashtu and English communication is required; and

Excellent computer skills which include Ms. Windows, word, excel and power point – and QuickBooks accounting software skills is an advantage.

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