Group Financial Controller

Job Description : GROUP FC UAE The Group Financial Controller role is a key management position accountable for overseeing all functions of the Finance Department across multiple regions - Middle East, Africa and India. This role is responsible for tax compliance and planning, coordinating the annual audit process, budgeting and forecasting as well as the preparation of the management accounts, annual financial accounts and other regular business analytics. Ensuring there are appropriate financial internal controls in place, this is a ‘hands on’ role to provide local financial support to the General Managers in the respective regions, with a strong focus on the financial control and management of large projects. Key Role Responsibilities Working under the direction of the Group Managing Director and and working collaboratively as part of a cross-functional team, undertake the following high-level responsibilities in a professional manner: · Become a key member of the leadership team and provide various levels of business partnering and strategic support for the MD, GMs and other key stakeholders. · Managing the day-to-day financial operations of several companies and business units located across multiple countries. · Controlling the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes to stringent deadlines. · Preparation of monthly reporting packs in line with company and group requirements, including comprehensive variance analysis and commentary explaining the impact of operational performance on monthly financial performance against forecast. · Preparation of quarterly budgets and forecasts. · Provide strong financial management, support and analysis of large complex projects. · Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and inter-company loan reconciliations including liaison with Finance staff in Modaxo and Trapeze companies around the world as required. · Ensure adequate financial controls are in place and compliance with Group policies, with specific focus on correct and complete revenue recognition. · Ensure compliance with all statutory reporting and lodgment requirements for each legal company across each country. · Management and development of finance team members across multiple regions to deliver key responsibilities, allocating tasks, objective setting and evaluation of resources to ensure the appropriate cover is maintained within the team. · Management of weekly cashflow and forecasts. · Manage and oversee the Accounts Payable function including expense allocation, project costing and overseeing weekly payment runs. · Manage and oversee the Accounts Receivable function including reconciliation of monthly, quarterly and annual software maintenance invoicing and project invoicing. Management of customer collections. · Review of monthly payrolls according to employee timesheets. · Responsible for Inventory Management across multiple sites. · Management of the audit process and internal controls and liaison with internal and external auditors. · Regular liaison with external accounting firms as required. · Maintain and ensure compliance with internal financial policies and procedures. Including policy development as required. · Train operational staff in processes and procedures as required. · Actively work with other team members to identify inefficient processes and implement changes to ensure continuous improvements in business processes. · Provide ad hoc support to Modaxo and Trapeze management as required to enable effective management and analysis of the respective Modaxo and Trapeze businesses. Qualifications and Experience · Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, Commerce or another related discipline. · 10+ years of experience, with at least 5-7 years of experience in financial and management accounting, preferably in a commercial environment. · Accredited CA/CPA qualifications required. · IFRS knowledge required. · Excellent working knowledge of accounting tools and Microsoft Excel. · Proven exposure to foreign currency transactions is required. · Previous experience in a Project Delivery and Service/Support environment is highly desirable. Personal Attributes · Strong team leadership skills with proven ability to encourage and motivate team members. · Ability to work under pressure and organise priorities to meet deadlines. · Achieve a high quality of accuracy and thoroughness when accomplishing tasks. · High level of initiative and enthusiasm, a real self-starter and comfortable managing your own workload. · A strong track record of improving processes involving systems as well as providing value add to business operations. · Outgoing, personable and approachable with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders. · Effective communication and interpersonal skills in dealings with team members, customers and other key stakeholders.

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