Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Leadership and Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior management, country leads, operational teams, and business leaders
• Provide financial insight, challenge, and recommendations to support strategic and operational decision-making
• Translate financial data into clear business actions, risks, opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives
• Attend and contribute meaningfully to senior management, Board, and Audit Committee meetings
• Support business growth, cost optimisation, profitability improvement, and resource allocation decisions

2. Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

• Own the budgeting and forecasting process across the relevant business units and subsidiaries
• Challenge assumptions, validate business inputs, and ensure alignment with strategic and operational priorities
• Monitor performance against budget and forecast, highlighting variances, risks, and corrective actions
• Support scenario planning, financial modelling, and decision analysis for business initiatives

3. Management Reporting and Performance Monitoring

• Own the monthly management accounts process, ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful reporting
• Prepare and present financial reports, management packs, Board packs, and Audit Committee packs
• Analyse business performance, margins, cost drivers, working capital, and profitability trends
• Develop reporting mechanisms that improve visibility, accountability, and decision-making across the business

4. Financial Control, Governance and Compliance

• Establish, strengthen, and monitor internal controls, financial governance, and approval processes
• Own the preparation and finalisation of annual financial statements
• Ensure statutory and tax compliance, including income tax, VAT, TDS, APS, and other relevant filings
• Lead and coordinate internal and external audits, ensuring timely resolution of audit findings
• Ensure purchases, payments, procurement activities, and financial commitments comply with policies and delegated authority

5. Treasury, Working Capital and Risk Management

• Lead treasury management, cash flow planning, and liquidity reporting
• Oversee credit control and collection performance, ensuring strong working capital discipline
• Monitor stock control from a financial governance and reporting perspective
• Manage vendor exposure, payment terms, and supplier-related financial risks
• Identify financial risks and recommend practical mitigation actions

6. Procurement and Vendor Management

• Oversee procurement processes and ensure alignment with financial, operational, and governance requirements
• Support vendor management from a finance perspective, including negotiation of payment terms
• Ensure procurement decisions are commercially sound, properly controlled, and aligned with business needs
• Work with operational and technical teams to improve purchasing discipline and cost effectiveness

7. Team Leadership and Capability Building

• Lead, manage, and develop the finance team
• Set clear expectations, performance standards, timelines, and accountability within the finance function
• Build team capability in reporting, controls, compliance, business partnering, and process improvement
• Promote a culture of accuracy, ownership, responsiveness, and continuous improvement

8. Process Improvement, Digitalisation and Business Intelligence

• Drive digitalisation of finance processes and support the implementation of BI dashboards
• Improve reporting quality, automation, data reliability, and process efficiency
• Identify opportunities to streamline finance workflows and reduce manual interventions
• Use systems and data to provide better insight for decision-making