Assistant Finance Manager

Brief Summary

Join a dynamic team as an Assistant Finance Manager, leading finance operations while ensuring precise financial reporting and compliance. This role is perfect for an experienced finance professional interested in a hands-on leadership position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Review and validate journals, accruals, prepayments, intercompany transactions, and balance sheet reconciliations prepared by the finance team. Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, fixed assets, and treasury operations. Maintain effective internal controls and adherence to corporate governance requirements. Review product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost allocations, providing insights on variances to operations management. Drive the annual budgeting process and recurring forecasting exercises, monitoring actual performance against expectations. Manage cash flow planning, working capital, and banking activities to ensure liquidity. Coordinate external and internal audits, managing tax compliance and statutory filings. Lead, mentor, and develop a finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Participate in ERP enhancements and finance transformation initiatives, driving automation and process efficiencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. Minimum 2-3 years of relevant external audit experience, preferably in a Big 4 environment. Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent are preferred. At least 8 years of finance and accounting experience, with a minimum of 2-3 years in a supervisory role in commercial settings. Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards and internal controls, with experience in costing, inventory accounting, budgeting, and forecasting. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering skills. Effective communication and stakeholder management capabilities. Relevant exposure to ERP and consolidation software is advantageous.