Finance Manager, Group

About the role

The Financial Controller is responsible for financial reporting, control and management information across the relevant businesses in Moka, Mauritius. Reporting to Group Finance and partnering with local management, the role combines technical accounting and governance with forecasting, commercial insight and business partnering. It also oversees local finance operations and works with Shared Services to keep processes accurate, efficient and well controlled.

Key responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end close, review management accounts, journals, accruals, prepayments, intercompany balances and balance sheet reconciliations, and maintain the integrity of the general ledger.
• Produce and review monthly management information, and support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning and liquidity management.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, identify trends, risks and opportunities, and act as a trusted finance partner to local directors and management.
• Maintain internal controls, segregation of duties and approval controls, and escalate material financial, operational or control risks.
• Coordinate support for internal and external audit, and tax, VAT and other statutory requirements.
• Oversee cash flow forecasting, funding, banking, reconciliations, payment controls, billing, revenue, aged debt, accounts payable and receivable, and payroll.
• Identify opportunities to standardise, simplify and automate finance activities, and lead local finance operations through change.

Required profile

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience in financial services, professional services, corporate services or another regulated environment.
• Experience across multiple legal entities or jurisdictions, and with Group Finance and Shared Services.
• Experience with intercompany and cross-border accounting, finance transformation or systems implementation.

Required skills

• Technical accounting, financial control and balance sheet management.
• Month-end close, management accounts, budgeting and forecasting.
• External audit support and statutory reporting.
• Strong analytical ability, Excel and financial systems.
• Confident communication with senior stakeholders and ability to manage competing deadlines.