Deputy Chief Finance Officer - L’AINE Services Limited

The impact of L’AINE Services Limited on Human Resource Development in Ghana is huge. The company plays the role of an eldest to many HR institutions in the country, living up to its name, L’AINE, which is a French word for ELDEST or FIRSTBORN. We offer a wide range of services across a lot of industry sectors through the following offerings; job placement, outsourcing of staff to other companies, training, organisational development, career counselling, grooming, interview preparation, production of management training videos and payrolling. These have been tailor-made into five main brands; L'AINE Training and Development, L'AINE Outsourcing, L'AINE Recruitment, L'AINE Workforce Solutions, L'AINE Job Seeker Solution

After years of innovative and dedicated service, L’AINE has metamorphosed into a world-class organisation, making tremendous improvements to become the leading Human Resource Company in Ghana, with the vision to become the best in Africa.

Our ability to match the right calibre of personnel to the right jobs, our borderless talent solutions, 20 years of rich experience and our expertise in providing the best services to help our clients achieve better business results has made us the most recognized and respected HR solutions provider in Ghana with mentions across the globe.

Currently, we operate in 3 branches; Adabraka, Kumasi and Takoradi with our Head office in Sakumono, however, we have unequalled footprints across all 10 regions of Ghana.

Our partnership with clients guarantees quality, maximum efficiency and productivity of their workforce. We are a one-stop shop HR solutions provider and for us, we bend over backwards for our customers to ensure optimum satisfaction.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate financial performance of organization with regard to long-term operational goals, budgets and forecasts.
• Provide insight and recommendations to both short-term and long-term growth plan of organization. 
• Identify, acquire and implement systems and software to provide critical financial and operational information.
• Evaluate departments and make suggestions for automating processes and increasing working efficiency. 
• Support Accounting function to Prepare and present monthly financial budgeting reports including monthly profit and loss, forecast vs. budget and weekly cash flow
• Review and analyze monthly financial results and provide recommendations.
• Identify, develop and execute analysis of business initiatives, product launches, and/or new service offerings 
• Review and interpret leases to identify financial clauses that help assess and manage the Company’s financials, including various contract terms such as termination rights and billing amount.
• Analyze requests to change terms of existing contracts; support internal customers with post-revision financial information.
• Supervise the accounting department to ensure the proper functioning of all systems, databases and financial software.
• Provide regular maintenance and backup of all accounting systems and supervise company financial staff. 
• Review all month-end closing activities including general ledger accounts, balance sheet accounts and overhead cost allocation.
• Enhance and implement financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control systems
• Review all month-end closing activities including general ledger accounts, balance sheet accounts and overhead cost allocation.
• Enhance and implement financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control systems
• Represent the company to banks, financial partners, institutions, investors, public auditors and regulatory authorities
• Mentor and develop a team, managing work allocation, systems training, performance evaluations, and the building of an effective and efficient team dynamic.
• Guide larger, cross-divisional team.  
• Support weekly cash management and AP, approve payables, sign checks etc
• Supervise Accounts Receivable management and provide guidance relating to the collection process 

Required Skills or Experience

• A minimum of 7 years of working experience in a finance role with at least 4 years in a managerial position preferably in the engineering, telecommunication or manufacturing industry.
• Must be a Chartered Accountant with a Masters Degree or MBA with Concentration In Finance Or Strategic Finance
• The candidate must also have:
• Excellent attention to detail and strong system and analytical skills; able to understand complex processes Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally, and work with different functional groups and levels of employees to effective and professionally achieve results.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to accomplish multiple tasks within the agreed-upon timeframes through effective prioritization of duties and functions in a fast-paced environment.