Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with regards to all financial and accounting activities. Overseeing financial department staff in day-to-day operations for the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and priorities activities to deliver timely and accurate group reporting
• Implement automated financial reporting via dashboards (e.g. Microsoft Power BI)
• Ensure job reporting and forecasting is accurately maintained as well as providing real time data on current positioning
• Consolidation of all group companies
• Co-ordinate international subsidiaries (into ERP) to have single source data and develop automation of reporting and compliance with internal/external requirements including appropriate disclosures.
• Lead in ensuring consistent and robust reporting across subsidiaries including KPIs
• Facilitate and prepare relevant information for internal and external reporting
• Oversee appropriate general ledger control accounts, accruals, prepayments & other to ensure compliance is maintained across group entities
• Oversee variance reporting & various cost analyses for international subsidiaries as well as overall consolidation
• Ensure accuracy of KPIs and trends for all companies; monitor and create systems to improve working capital metrics
• Maintain budgets and forecasts for consolidation
• Ensure full intercompany reconciliations agreed across the group as well as with US parent
• Oversee group forex transactions including spot transactions and hedging
• Management of group outsourced tax and audit, as well as liaison with auditors for year-end
• Lead co-ordination for group financial statements
• Oversee update and ongoing maintenance of finance manual to ensure all processes are accurately documented
• Lead in ensuring compliance in financial systems and processes
• Create and promote efficient working practices and protocols as well as developing systems
• Oversee systems and processes used by international subsidiaries and promote synergies as necessary
• Lead overall Finance Team
• Support CFO in projects and initiatives as well as work with senior finance leads

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to promote and engender good team dynamics
• Proven record of managing team
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• An analytical approach to work
• High numeracy and sound technical skills
• Problem-solving skills and initiative
• Negotiation skills and the ability to influence others
• Strong attention to detail