Finance Manager

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Oligo Asia

DESIGNATION : Finance Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Finance Manager (FM) is the lead finance business partner for the organisation and has responsibilities covering all aspects of financial management, performance management, financial accounting, budgeting and corporate reporting. He/She reports to the Financial Controller. He/She must have sound technical as well as management skills and be able to lead a team consisting of finance professionals with varied, in-depth or niche technical knowledge and abilities. He/She consolidates their work and ensuring its quality and accuracy, especially for reporting purposes.

The FM is expected to provide sound financial advice and counsel (on working capital, financing or the financial position of the business) to the Financial Controller as well as the organisation's senior management and leadership team by synthesising internal and external data and studying the economic environment. He/She often has a key role in implementing best practices in order to identify and manage all financial and business risks and to meet the organisation's desired business and fiscal goals. He/She is expected to have a firm grasp of economic/business trends and to implement work improvement projects that are geared towards quality, compliance and efficiency in finance.- Manage the organisation's management accounting and budgeting functions
- Adopt and promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting and its assurance using emerging frameworks to move towards an integrated reporting model combining financial and non-financial information
- Evaluate current developments, such as sustainability rating systems, new frameworks and their potential impact on performance measurement and reporting
- Maintain banking relationships for accounts for day-to-day transactions as well as investments
- Prepare for the use and implementation of integrated reporting- Drive the use and integration of information technology within the organisation's finance function
- Adopt cloud computing for the business
- Ensure the appropriate set up of accounting rules in the organisation's financial system
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation's financial system and determine any areas of improvement
- Identify and adopt business intelligence tools to analyse financial data and information
- Use data mining and new analytical methodologies
- Use management information systems strategically for effective management and control of the business- Support the organisation as a business partner
- Advise management on the organisation's exposure to risks and the involvement of financial institutions, money market instruments and treasury management functions where applicable
- Analyse and assess the impact of investment decisions on the financial position of the organisation
- Analyse current market trends and provide strategic input to shape the organisation's key financial decisions
- Analyse, compile and present management information for managerial decision making
- Review the valuation of business and financial assets using different models- Manage the organisation's financial accounting and corporate reporting functions
- Analyse the financial performance and position of the organisation and develop suitable accounting policies to meet reporting requirements
- Appraise the financial performance and position of entities
- Calculate accounting ratios relating to profitability, liquidity, efficiency and position
- Develop accounting policies that meet reporting requirements and align with business models
- Evaluate the various valuation models used by standard setters
- Manage a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Monitor changes and emerging trends in accounting standards and regulation
- Provide financial leadership and strategic thinking to support sustainable value-creation
- Supervise and review the preparation of consolidated financial statements, business activity reports and forecasts for management and external stakeholders- Manage taxation-related functions within the organisation
- Articulate to management all relevant tax issues to minimise the organisation's tax liabilities
- Assess the chargeable gains and losses of the organisation, as well as capital gain tax liabilities
- Ensure there is a common understanding of the need for ethical and professional approaches in dealing with tax-related issues
- Resolve tax-related issues with external tax experts
- Supervise the calculation of taxable income and income tax liabilities of the organisation- Manage strategic planning initiatives
- Identify and calculate both financial and non-financial performance measurements for reporting on the organisation's performance
- Identify and understand the financing needs of the organisation
- Interpret, investigate and report to management on variances, as well as develop a full understanding of the inter-relationships between variances
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