Qualification

• MBA in Financial Management (desirable if the candidate is exposed to Business/ Asset Valuation, Risk Management & Control)
• Fellow member of a recognized Professional body - FCMA/FCCA/FCA (Preferred exposure in treasury management, tax planning, IT/IS management).

Experience

• Senior management/ director level exposure – a minimum of 5 years in a multinational/ regional environment (Desired experience in re-modeling organization-wide performance management/monitoring systems, continues benchmarking with industry practices)
• Total Management level exposure of 12-15 years
• Experience in Business plan/strategy implementation at a corporate level (Preferred High level Corporate Governance)
• Ability to understand  and industry challenges & take entrepreneurial actions (Desired project management)
• Experience in strategic management & takes advantage of business opportunities

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of current relevant financial reporting regulations, governance & control requirements & other appropriate technical legislation (Preferred strategic planning and management)
• Experience in international/ Regional risk management (desired flexible management structure for strategy implementation)
• Financial/ Business policy development
• Organizational structures, systems & processes
• General management & HRD
• Computerized information system/ IT
• Project management
• Other relevant multi skills-Legal/ secretarial/ taxation/ audit & governance

Skills

• Self motivation to strive towards meeting targets, achieving high standards & challenging goals & to make improvements to work methods and processes (prefer the candidate to anticipate situations several years ahead & takes action to create an opportunity or avoid a future crisis, is courageous & takes decisive actions to improve business performance in the longer term)
• Proactive ness
• Ability to conduct thorough analysis with a talent to provide solutions & strategic input, both financial & operational levels
• Experience in achieving goals through networking and effective teams
  The confidence to take responsibility, recognize a problem or opportunity, make decisions & take appropriate action
• The ability to control emotions and respond effectively under stressful work situation
• The ability to adopt a methodical approach to work, planning & organizing self & others in order to deliver work and prevent future problems. This includes the ability to revise plans as the requirements of the situation changes
• The ability to see a future for the business through the analysis of complex business situations and take the organization forward through entrepreneurial/ innovative actions
• The ability to impact accurate information (both verbal and written) in a timely manner, to be open to others' opinions and share information across departments/organizations
• The ability to work co-operatively with others, to be part of a team
• The willingness to encourage learning and development of others facilitate the achievement of organizational objectives
• The ability to persuade, convince and influence others
• Personal Commitment to continuously update knowledge on industry developments, changes in economic/ political/ legal/ technological/ socio-cultural environments etc

Personal Characteristics

• Demonstrate professional competencies such as leadership, teamwork, problem solving, time management, work habits/ethics etc (desired if the candidate has the ability to represent the organization with its major customers, the financial community & the public)
• A professional but flexible approach to work
• The ability to communicate and maintain good relationships with colleagues and the public
• A superior communicator and presenter with sound commercial judgment
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Inspirational personality & positive attitude to work
• Willingness to learn & take new responsibilities