HEAD OF FINANCE

VACANCY: HEAD OF FINANCE

We are seeking a highly commercially astute Head of Finance to join Harare branch, Zimbabwe. The successful candidate will report to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for providing strategic financial leadership and strengthening financial performance, governance, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership for the finance function and contribute to corporate strategy, business planning, and performance management.

• Leading budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial analysis to support timely executive and Board decisions.

• Providing financial advice and support to the Chief Executive Officer and colleagues to enable them to make sound business decisions.

• Ensuring accurate reconciliation of accounts, including reinsurance recoverables, commission balances, and other related items.

• Overseeing the preparation of accurate annual financial statements and ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards, insurance regulations, tax requirements, and internal policies

• Coordinating the Internal & External Audit process for the company and liaising with Auditors for timely execution of the processes

• Managing capital, liquidity, cash flow, investments, and foreign-currency exposures in line with the company’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

• Partnering with underwriting, actuarial, claims, and investment teams to assess portfolio performance, profitability, reserving impacts, and reinsurance results.

• Assist in capital raising and strategic advisory projects.

• Performa company and industry valuation

• Prepare investment memorandums and client presentations

• Preparing quarterly Financial Board packs and presentation of same to the respective Board sub-committees

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field, including a Master’s Degree

• A recognized professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent

• At least 5 years’ progressive finance experience including leadership role

• Experience in insurance, reinsurance, or another regulated financial-services environment is strongly preferred.

• Practical understanding of IFRS, including insurance-contract reporting requirements, will be an added advantage.

• Strong understanding of reinsurance principles, underwriting processes, policy wording, and pricing.

• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, taxation, treasury, audit, risk management, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance

• Exposure to capital raising and management of investor relations is essential

• Interested candidates should submit a detailed curriculum vitae and Certified copies of qualifications.