Administration and Finance Manager

Job Description : FINANCE AND ADMIN MANAGER ANGOLA a prestigious international airline is looking for a Finance and Admin Manager who will be responsible for all Finance functions at the Airline station in Angola. You will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing all finance functions critical to the success of their operations. You will be responsible for controlling, authorizing, and implementing corporate finance decisions across various areas including Revenue, Receivable, Payable, Cash/Banking, Payroll, General Ledger, and Taxation while ensuring compliance with local regulations. Responsibilities: · Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with the business to shape the station's strategy, define priorities, review contracts, and assess operational and financial performance. Improve financial awareness among station personnel to facilitate informed decision-making. · Budget Management: Work closely with cost center holders to prepare, review, and analyze annual budgets. Monitor cost center financial performance against budgets, providing recommendations to optimize costs and enhance productivity. · Accurate Accounting: Oversee daily, fortnightly, monthly, and annual accounting activities to ensure compliance with Emirates accounting standards. · Asset Protection: Implement controls to safeguard company assets at the station, including verification, insurance, and proper maintenance. · Receivables Management: Manage liquid asset receivables to secure station-generated revenues, including credit vetting, bank guarantees, and timely collection of dues. Mitigate risk and maintain targeted days-of-collection. · Cash Management: Ensure compliance with Corporate Treasury Policy in managing cash and liquid assets. · Payable Function: Ensure justification and authorization of all supplier dues. Maximize price advantage, utilize credit periods, and foster strong supplier relationships. · Compliance: Process employee payments, local taxes, and adhere to all relevant local financial regulations and laws. · Revenue Monitoring: Monitor station revenues and provide feedback to the Country Manager and Head Office to ensure tariff requirements are met and revenues are secure. · Expenditure Oversight: Verify and authorize station expenditures in line with the Company's Authorities Manual. · Budgetary Controls: Implement budgetary controls to keep the station within targeted financial budgets for costs and revenue. Analyze expenses, provide feedback to the Country Manager, and make recommendations for expense management. Requirements: · Language: Portuguese and English-speaking candidates to apply. · Experience: Minimum 12 years of experience in Commercial/Sales and Revenue Optimization roles. · Education: Post Graduate Diploma. · Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of airline accounting procedures, including familiarity with IATA regulations for Passenger/Cargo/Excess Baggage sales. Proficiency in handling local statutory matters is essential. · Independence: Ability to function independently within an established framework. · Innovation: Demonstrated practical and innovative problem-solving skills.

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