Finance Manager

Salary Range - $25,000 - $28,000

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview:
The Finance Manager leads the financial reporting function, ensuring that the requirements of financial reporting are fully met, while ensuring their overall integrity. They are responsible for ensuring that the financial analysis statements are provided to the CFO, or other parties as required.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Ensure the financial integrity of financial plans and forecasts.
2. Develop and maintain financial models for key business driver analysis and forecasting.
3. Review and analyse quarterly and annual financial statements and management reports.
4. Provide financial guidance and support to senior staff to ensure effective financial management.
5. Keep current on financial reporting developments.
6. Lead the financial reporting function, ensuring that internal and external financial reporting requirements are fully met.
7. Develop financial and business processes to support month end close and internal controls.
8. Develop and maintain financial information systems.
9. Ensure accurate and timely preparation of external financial reporting.
10. Support the development of business plans and strategies with in depth financial analysis and performance measurement.
11. Provide advice and services on financial planning, budgeting, reporting and financial coding to ensure the optimal allocation of financial resources to organizational objectives.
12. Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
13. Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate health, safety, security and environmental policies and procedures.
14. Perform any other job duties as required by the job function.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Minimum Education and Qualifications
1. ACCA Professional Qualification, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), CMA OR equivalent.

Experience
1. At least five (5) years similar experience in a manufacturing environment.
2. Exposure to local and international accounting standards will be an asset.
3. Experience in using computerized accounting packages.
Or any equivalent combination of qualification and experience

Knowledge
• Financial Modelling (Intermediate)
• Financial Software (Intermediate)
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) (Intermediate)
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Intermediate)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Intermediate)
• Oracle Hyperion (Intermediate)
• SAP (Intermediate)
• SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) (Intermediate)

Competencies
Financial Budgeting, Planning and Reporting - Providing advice and services on financial planning, budgeting, reporting and financial coding to ensure the optimal allocation of financial resources to organizational objectives.
Accounting and Reporting - Applying an understanding of accounting and reporting concepts and methodologies.
Corporate Finance - Structuring and managing the organization’s short- and long-term debt and equity, while ensuring appropriate levels and sources of corporate liquidity.
Corporate Governance - Managing cohesive policies, processes and decision-rights as well as organizational compliance for a given area of responsibility.
Reconciliation and Analysis - Reconciling and analysing financial information to inform decision-making in the organization.
Auditing - Applying and understanding of auditing concepts and methodologies for internal and external audits.
Fostering Communication - Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.
Attention to Detail - Working in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner.
Digital Literacy - Engaging with digital technologies to accomplish goals and solve challenges in the workplace.
Collaborating with Others - Working together with others in a cooperative and supportive manner to achieve shared goals.
Planning and Organizing - Making and executing plans to reach goals supporting organizational success.