Finance Manager - Controllership

Manager - Controllership (Revenue Assurance, Investor reporting & Automation)

Role Purpose: Add value to business with appropriate internal financial controls, accurate and timely financial reporting, process standardization and implementing controls in the process.

Reporting Relationships: Reporting to VP Finance

Work Mode: Onsite | Work From Office

Financial Accounting and Reporting Responsibilities:

• Own the preparation and delivery of monthly and quarterly investor and lender reporting packs. PnL dashboard, revenue, cost, ARR, CARR, net new ARR, bookings, pipeline, gross margin, EBITDA / Adjusted EBITDA, cash and liquidity, investments and capex, headcount, and key project updates.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all investor and lender requirements – ad-hoc queries, data requests, due diligence and data-room support.
• Monitor and report compliance with loan agreement terms and financial covenants; prepare compliance certificates and flag potential breaches early, with supporting analysis.
• Prepare Board and committee presentations in partnership with the VP Finance, CFO and FP&A, including variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods with clear commentary.
• Maintain a central reporting and compliance tracker covering every investor, lender, Board, audit and statutory deliverable – with owners, due dates, status and sign-offs – so that no obligation is missed.
• Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for revenue accounting under ASC 606 across software revenue streams – subscription, term and perpetual licences, implementation and professional services, and maintenance & support.
• Own deferred revenue, unbilled revenue / contract assets and contract liabilities, including monthly roll-forwards, revenue waterfalls and remaining performance obligation (RPO) disclosures
• Identify, analyse, mitigate and prevent revenue leakage through a range of measures.
• Adherence to timeliness and accuracy in book closing and reporting. Ensure monthly, quarterly, and year-end regional and corporate reporting deliverables are completed within stipulated timelines.
• Lead Automation across the organisation.
• Continuous review of Financial Accounting Processes by challenging, analysing and testing established methods, practices and procedures to validate their effectiveness; recognize continuous improvement opportunities and tackle these areas proactively.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Qualified Charted Accountant (CA) with minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Hands on experience in financial reporting and accounting.
• Excellent financial and accounting knowledge and skills supported by academic and professional qualifications, ideally with experience within medium to large sized organizations.
• Strong analytical, time-management, inter-personal and communication skills.
• Strong collaborative skills and ability to work in a dynamic environment.
• Knowledge and experience with US GAAP, IFRS & IGAAP.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition (ASC 606) concepts and preferably experience in a business environment where varying revenue recognition treatments are applied.
• Experience with enterprise financial systems.