Job Description
In this position you will…
be working closely with group finance and country finance teams to proactively guide and manage the financial management of the technology and product functions. You will be expected to provide insightful information by analyzing and providing commentary to the management team.
You will be responsible for…
- Work closely with Group Finance, Technology and Product in coordinating the full cycle of business planning and analysis, including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and periodic management reporting to the Group CFO, CTO and CDO
- Drive the monthly and quarterly management reporting / forecasting ensuring a high degree of quality, timeliness, and accuracy, as well as provide insightful analysis of results vs. budget and forecasted expectations to management
- Provide financial direction support and assist in the coordination on technology and digital transformation strategies / initiatives
- Understand key competitive drivers and geographic markets and keep abreast of key, relevant industry trends and articulate potential impact on financial performance
- Provide strong business partnering and drive effective communication with key stakeholders before, during and after each reporting milestone
- Work closely with the Finance Transformation team on project implementations
- Bring new thinking and ways of doing things to the function, including analyzing and pushing new metrics and performance indicators
- Ensure adherence to policies and procedures, best practices; identify and implement areas of improvements
- Provide insightful information and expectations to management to aid in long-term and short-term decision making
For you to be successful…
we expect you to be able to demonstrate the following key competencies :
Communication
Effective and articulate communicator actively and respectfully listens to andsynthesizes others’ perspectivesConcise in communicating and references relevant information tailored to the audience to support pointsAdaptable
Looks to understand bigger picture rationale for changes and adapts in a flexible and nimble mannerFlexible in successfully juggling multiple requirements, ambiguity and competing demands. Perseveres in challenging circumstancesImpactful
Focused on objectives and identifies activities and key results required to meet themEvaluates data and makes decisions, including differing stakeholder perspectives and / or some missing information. Understands when an “80% solution” is sufficient and acts accordinglyCollaborative
Partners with a range of people to create trust, and co-create and deliver mutually beneficial outcomesDevelops collaborative and dynamic working relationships to achieve the best possible outcomesYou will require the following qualifications and skills
Qualified accountant or Bachelor / Master’s Degree in Finance and or Accounting8+ years’ experience in financial management and business process modelling and design, ideally supporting the IT function or working for an IT company; experience in Tech finance preferred, ideally with SaaS backgroundDeep understanding of cost drivers of technology spend; experience in setting up tech cost re-charge / price book modelKnowledge in Tech Project Finance is preferable, notably around IT capitalisationKnowledge in tech vendor management would be ideal (especially how to negotiate the best deal for bolttech and maximise profit)Strong analytical, quantitative, execution, project management and leadership skills coupled with good financial acumenExcellent senior stakeholder management and business partneringProficient with MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint