Group Commercial Financial Manager

Company description:

Digicel Group Limited

Job description:

Job Description

Group Commercial Finance Manager

Primary objective of the job:

The Group Commercial Finance manager will be working in the group FP&A team creating a real and active partnership with both operations and management. The role will provide 'real time' support and analysis to management, become a trusted adviser in finance and add value that will assist in decision-making. Reporting to the Group Head of FP&A, this role will drive forecasting and budgetary processes/accuracy for the group. Challenge and support strategic and commercial initiatives. It will assist with providing in-depth analysis on strategic business decisions. Provide support on developing the right KPI’s and revenue reporting.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:             

• Work in close partnership with the individual budget holders and the group consolidation team to provide accurate, timely and comprehensive annual budgets as well as monthly re-forecasts
• Leverage the new Adaptive (financial planning tool) to deliver clear improvements in the forecasting accuracy and time of turn around
• Complete ad-hoc requests as required by the finance function
• Have the ability to prepare the monthly presentation of financial performance, full year forecasts and budget variances including understanding financial opportunities and risk
• To build strong relations and provide financial support to commercial decision making
• Challenge business managers to ensure that all concepts have been properly considered before presenting to the business
• Challenge current ways of working, driving efficiencies and cost savings wherever possible
• Be dependent on your resourcefulness and ability to influence and partner with finance teams in the business units together with non-finance managers
• Providing analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies
• Cost review to ensure costs are reported in the correct legal entities

• Providing effective commercial procedures, or initiating change, to ensure key operational, commercial and financial targets are delivered
• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all senior managers and their teams

Academic qualifications and experience required for job (Minimum)

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant post-qualification experience gained in a commercial environment
• Demonstrated competency in managing complex multi-location, multi-currency consolidations
• Understanding and application of key consolidation principles such as group eliminations, investments, minority interest and inter-company transactions
• Technically competent with IFRS
• Prior team management experience
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Skilled user of Microsoft office including advanced excel
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to articulate progress, issues and recommendations in a concise manner