Finance Manager

The Finance Manager is responsible in establishing and managing the financial matters of the assigned portfolios, managing the team, and managing the financial resources of the company. The Finance Manager is responsible for the budget planning, and supports the Senior Management Team by offering insights and financial advice that will allow them to make the best business decisions for the company.

The key role requires overseeing and implementing day-to-day finance and accounting operations to achieve the strategy & organizational objectives in line with Senior Management.

Operational responsibilities include (but not limited to) developing and implementing tasks for collecting, analysing, verifying, reporting & managing financial matters, adhering to all applicable financial reporting standards & regulatory compliance.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Collecting, interpreting and reviewing financial data
- Predicting future financial trends
- Reporting to management and managing key stakeholders, and providing advice how the company and future business decisions might be impacted
- Producing financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses etc.
- Developing long-term business plans based on these reports
- Reviewing, monitoring and managing budgets
- Developing strategies that work to minimise financial risk
- Analysing market trends and competitors

**Financial Accounting & Reporting**
- Prepare full set of accounts, supporting schedules, reports, consolidation and financial analyses required for both internal and external reporting purposes, timely and accurately.
- Prepare Management Reports, which may include (but not limited to) special analyses reports, Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cashflow, Forecasts, Budgets and others, to provide financial insights as necessary to Management.
- Manage the upkeep of all financial records, GL, Journals, Provisions, Accruals, month/year end closings, etc.
- Maintain proper function and integrity of the accounting systems, chart of accounts, filing systems and record keeping practices, etc. to enable appropriate financial accounting and reporting.
- Maintain professional integrity and confidentiality of sensitive financial information to protect the organization at all times

**Audit, Tax and Compliance**
- Ensure all policies and procedures, compliance with financial accounting standards and all regulatory requirements are adhered to at all times.
- Keep up-to-date with all applicable financial standards, rules, legislations and other regulatory requirements; ensure proper adoption and implementation at all times
- Liaise with auditors, tax agents, compliance officers etc., provide schedules and information required, respond to queries with guidance from Group Accountant / Superiors
- Communicate any inconsistencies, make recommendations to Group Accountant / Superiors on opportunities for improvement to resolve any audit / tax / compliance findings

**Financial Planning, Management & Analysis**
- Handles budgeting, forecasting, projections, variance & related financial analyses
- Monitor and manage net cashflow positions, balance sheet positions
- Perform ad-hoc analysis and financial simulations as and when required
- Predicting future financial trends, analysing market and competition data

**Finance Operations, Internal Controls & Administration**
- Maintain financial security and integrity by establishing internal controls, and initiate corrective actions where necessary.
- Manage financial status e.g. via coordination, monitoring & managing revenue and expense cycles, for example, payments & collections scheduling, execution, follow up on outstanding items, etc.
- Monitor daily cash position, perform bank accounts reconciliations and highlight any inconsistencies to management
- Verify all transactions, ensure all supporting documentation, approvals are in place and in compliance with all policies, procedures and compliance requirements
- Manage & support day-to-day accounting functions such as Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivables (AR), Fixed Asset (FA), General Ledger (GL), Petty Cash Management, Inter-company billing and adjustments, etc.
- Team support functions, e.g. generate and prepare Invoice, Payment Voucher, Credit Note (CN) and Debit Note (DN), Students’ school fees calculation and collection, claims (purchases, expenses etc) and related matters, issuance of purchase order, delivery order and monitoring on delivery, etc.
- Managing key stakeholders and liaise with relevant parties e.g. bankers, leasing companies, company secretary, suppliers etc.
- General office administration and supporting operational duties including filing, data entry, etc.
- Adhoc/project based work deliverables as and when required by the management

**Team Management and Development**
- Lead a team of finance personnel, provide mentorship, training and guidance as necessary
- Assignment and delegation of tasks, manage, mon