GROUP FINANCE MANAGER – CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

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GROUP FINANCE MANAGER – CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

Opportunity exists for a highly experienced Group Finance Manager to contribute and take direct responsibility, at a group level in a diverse multinational group, for the holding company and certain subsidiary companies financial management and related functions. Diverse industry and country experience is a specific requirement.

Key requirements:

• Relevant financial degree plus post graduate qualification
• CA qualification with at least 10 years relevant post qualification experience in large commercial multi-national entities ideally having served articles in a “big 4” audit firm
• Solid and proven experience required in:
group financial reporting across a broad spectrum of businesses, providing accurate and timely financial information and analysis;
financial disciplines, systems, controls and governance;
planning, budgeting and forecasting;
technical accounting issues – being fully conversant with IFRS, IAS and the related preparation of company and group annual financial statements under these standards;
management of group and company annual audit processes;
treasury including company and group cashflow management, foreign exchange and interest management, internal and external funding and Central Bank requirements relating to cross border transactions;
calculation and understanding of all relevant corporate taxes (and IFRS compliant disclosure thereof in the annual financial statements), including cross border jurisdictional issues and compliance and the management thereof;
risk management: identification and analysis, management and mitigation thereof specifically relating to financial, regulatory, group insurance;
management of external and internal stakeholder relationships
• Initiating and managing the successful outcome of IT and related projects as they relate to the company and group finance function
• Experience in holding company entity accounting with the ability to manage a team
• Excellent communication and people management skills