As the Finance Lead, and Acting CFO, I have overall responsibility for leading, managing and reporting FSD Africa’s finances, including investments made through its subsidiary, FSDA(I), and for risk management and compliance. I am in charge of initiating the development of financial and tax strategies, management of capital requests and financial planning for supporting the growth and sustainability of the organization. As a key member of the Executive Management, I assume a strategic role providing in-house expertise for any financial issues. I am also in charge of building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and overseeing all financial matters related to internal and external audits, statutory returns, including tax and reporting of financial results to FCDO and the Board of Directors. I lead and advise on the company direction in all aspects of risk management and compliance, working in close liaison on this with the Finance Audit & Risk Committee and the CEO.

As the Senior Finance Manager, my role was to provide strategic and operational leadership of thefinance department and was responsible for the day-to-day management of thefinancial operations, controls, and procedures of FSD Africa and FSD Africa Investments. Therole involves developing and implementing financial policy, ensuring compliancewith internal policies, legislation, and other regulatory requirements; and providinghigh value financial advice to; FCDO, senior management, and the Board ofDirectors. I was responsible for financial planning, analysis,reporting, and management, under the direction of the CFO.