Financial Controller – Big 4 Experienced Only - CA/CPA a must

Early career experience with a top tier international accounting firm is a must – for instance Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst and Young or Pricewaterhousecoopers.

Job Purpose

The position reports to CFO. The major job function is the preparation, analysis and management of periodic financial and statutory reports for the respective business unit along with consolidating information for use by the centralized finance function in the preparation of group level reports.

Key Responsibilities

Controlling:

• Operating within the Group’s Financial Framework and ensuring that the investee companies comply with the same
• Responsible for the integrity and relevance of chart of accounts

Transaction processing:

• Accounts receivables – Assess the requirement for creation of provisions for doubtful debts, across their respective investee companies

Reporting:

• Document, improve, and maintain internal financial controls, processes and procedures.
• Resolution of financial accounting and other reporting issues as they arise.
• Statutory reporting – undertake preparation of annual audited financial in accordance with the relevant GAAP and IFRS. This will also involve consolidation of the divisional entities in accordance with IFRS
• Periodic reporting – facilitate interim audit on a quarterly basis
• Support quarterly business review with business units
• If required, reporting to treasury about the underlying currency exposures in the payables and receivables
• Ad hoc reports to other business units or treasury eg. for investor relations etc.

Stakeholder management:

• External – being the point of contact for the statutory auditors and co-ordinating with them with respect to the business units. Co-ordinate with the regulatory authorities, where applicable
• Internal – working closely with the investee companies within their respective business units, assisting with the internal audit process etc.

Team management:

Maintain open communication with the accounting teams at the investee company level to ensure financial activities are consistent with group policies and procedures and external requirements

Relationship Management/ Business Partnering:

• Promotes and understands business needs to ensure customer requirements are met within control and compliance framework. Develop effective relationships within the business units

Other Management Duties

• Data management:

– Defines with relevant parties data definitions and data integrity standards. Also keeps ownership of the data warehouse for the investee companies and ensures that the data is available

– Perform other tasks as delegated by the Group Finance Controller.

– Ensures data is available for compliance with statutory requirements (including IFRS) and legislation for the Group for all accounting transaction

• Process management:

– Review, recommend and document new business processes for the finance function and actively contribute to improvements and development of the financial and performance management of the business unit.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timeliness and accuracy in preparation of periodic financial and statutory reports
• Degree of input to the internal and external audit processes and success in implementing financial risk mitigation strategies, procedures and processes.
• Successful time management and completion of non-routine projects assigned by Group Finance Controller
• Degree of input to improving business processes and business unit performance management on an ongoing basis

Desired Skills and Experience