About the Role
The role is part of the Senior Management team, focusing on the evaluation, planning, and development of long-range plans, goals, and objectives. The position requires managing resources to ensure that financial systems, policies, and procedures are implemented consistently while adhering to all relevant regulatory and legal requirements.
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Responsibilities
Corporate
- Evaluate and develop long-range plans, goals, and objectives.
- Develop and direct specific strategies for established objectives.
- Research, analyze, and interpret financial transactions, data, legislative information, and economic and market conditions.
- Maintain the fiscal integrity of the company’s financial resources.
- Analyze changes in assessed valuation and earnings on investments to project cash flow.
- Confer with bankers, consultants, etc., on debt programs and funding policies.
- Direct the preparation of reports required by regulatory authorities for overseas projects.
- Attend divisional meetings to provide direction and advice in resolving financial issues.
- Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting and collecting procedures, and investment activities.
- Plan and direct risk and insurance programs to minimize risks and losses.
- Direct insurance negotiations.
- Monitor the company’s issuance of credit, establishing credit-rating criteria and determining credit ceilings.
- Improve operations, decrease turnaround times, and streamline work processes to enhance quality customer service.
- Represent the CFO at meetings in their absence.
Projects
- Maintain oversight of the project’s overall financial performance and cash flow control.
- Direct the preparation of accurate financial reports in a timely manner, as required by management and other regulatory authorities.
- Manage the cost control process, closely monitoring all costs incurred against the project budget, analyzing variances, and identifying areas for improvement.
- Provide project-based financial analysis, offering fiscal advice and guidance to support the project team in making informed decisions.
- Support project operations in risk management processes through identification, assessment, mitigation, and development of contingency plans.
- Actively collaborate with Project Managers to ensure project financial objectives are met.
- Ensure compliance with tax laws and other regulatory requirements.
- Manage the implementation of new financial processes, policies, and procedures to align with the organization’s financial and business strategies.
- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders through effective, proactive, and regular communication.
- Manage quarterly and annual audits, including year-end procedures, to ensure compliance with the regulatory framework.
- Responsible for managing team dynamics, motivation, and professional and career development roadmaps.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accountancy, Accounting, or equivalent.
- CPA or MBA in Accounting is an advantage.
- Minimum 12 years of experience in Accounting and Finance in related industries.
