Manager - Finance & Accounts

Budgetary & Financial Management:

• Budgetary control including maintenance of budgets and reporting on variances with commentaries.
• Transactional accounting including Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), payroll, and banking.
• Treasury operations.
• Month close procedures.
• Financial and statutory reporting.
• Year close, including statutory audit.
• Tax and corporate compliances.
• Internal controls including the development and implementation of policies.
• Exception handling, including stakeholder complaints.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Team management including resource planning, hiring, rotation, and work allocation.
• Performance management of the team, including goal setting and performance reviews.
• Departmental budget management.
• Development of departmental policies and procedures.
• Continual improvement within the function.

Organisational Responsibilities:

• Cross-functional collaboration, including change management, issue resolution, exception handling, and activities with dependencies.
• Member of cross-functional project teams.

Role-Specific Skillsets:

Vital Skills:

• Knowledge and application of accounting standards.
• Knowledge and application of tax and corporate laws.
• Cost centre accounting and reporting.
• Consolidation of financial statements.
• Exposure to an ERP environment.
• Managed a team of at least six people.
• Interpersonal skills.

Essential Skills:

• Liaising with external stakeholders, including auditors, vendors, customers, bankers, and statutory authorities.
• Design and implement accounting processes.
• Spoken and written English skills.

Desirable Skills:

• Accounting and compliances for overseas subsidiaries.