Assistant Vice President, Finance, Central Operations Office

Business Function

Group Finance plays an essential role in the day-to-day management of the Group and is a critical component of the end-to-end control environment. Group Finance is accountable for the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of the Group s books and records, and in ensuring that external reports and filings comply with applicable accounting principles and relevant regulatory requirements. Group Finance acts as a steward on behalf of shareholders through the promotion of appropriate accounting practices, strong balance sheet and capital management principles, and the disciplined management of acquisitions and divestments.
In addition, Group Finance facilitates the development and execution of business strategies through business management and planning and analysis, which support management s decision-making process.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly MIS, providing financial insights and variance analysis.
• Collaborating with cross functional team to prepare annual budgets.
• Responsible for monitoring for budgets, actuals against budgets and forecasts
• Financial analysis, providing insights to the management for effective decision making
• Building forecast with multiple simulation of factors that affect cost base.
• Analyse cost drivers, evaluate and suggest cost saving opportunities.
• Supports the Finance and FP&A team in creating Profit and Loss (P&L) statements, MIS reports, and other financial documentation.
• Analyze and monitor financial data, including revenue, spending, Headcount movement and expenses.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans (Opex & Capex).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant data for financial analysis, financial performance, and operational efficiency.
• Support the monthly financial reporting process, including variance analysis and management reporting.
• Run through the Business leaders on business performance, articulate the reasons for variance.
• Build multiple scenarios of cost base and impact on cost/fte with changes in various key assumptions.
• Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses and reports to aid decision-making.
• Review the Chart of Accounts (COA) and prepare monthly schedules that align with financial statements.
• Responsible for supporting the continuous improvement agenda.
• Contributes to a learning environment, supports the team growth and development, and enhances learning methodologies and technical tools where applicable.
• Provides decision support to various key collaborators (BU s, project teams, functions)
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

Requirements

• 10-15 years post qualification experience in Financial Planning and Analysis, general accounting, Financial Analytics
• Qualified CA / CMA
• Working knowledge of Hyperion/HFM is requirement.
• Should have extensive working knowledge in managing complex MS Excel sheets and expert knowledge on MS Powerpoint.