Group Finance Manager (London and the Home Counties, United Kingdom)

Group Finance Manager (London and the Home Counties, United Kingdom)

This position can be carried out remotely if preferred

Our client is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services.

They are looking for a Group Finance Manager to join their Finance Department. Your main objective will be to support the Director of Finance in fulfilling all statutory and regulatory financial reporting requirements as well as providing expertise for all technical accounting matters.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements under IFRS including the front half narrative, notes and supporting workings.

• Oversee the preparation of the group consolidation.

• Line manage assigned staff.

• Manage relationships with external parties including auditors, tax authorities, bankers and investors.

• Provide technical accounting support and coaching to the finance teams based in the market.

• Ensure compliance with The Listing Rules.

• Develop an Expected Credit Loss model relating to impairment of trade receivables.

• Manage the preparation of the detailed monthly group management accounts pack to include the narrative for the Board and investors.

• Develop the subsidiary financial reporting pack.

• Develop lead schedules and supporting documents for monthly reviews.

• Review the ERP and make recommendations for improvements.

• Review of reconciliation methods for relevant accounts with clear recommendations for improvements where necessary and influencing change.

• Drive continual process improvements, including documentation of internal controls, and providing challenges and recommendations, as necessary.

• Lead ad-hoc projects to implement changes as well as to improve management reporting and internal control processes

Qualifications

• A qualified accountant with an internationally recognized qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, (e.g., articulate when communicating to senior staff and able to present financial information to non-finance professionals).

• Have in-depth knowledge of IFRS.

• Have team leader/people management experience.

• Have experience in preparing consolidated financial statements and monthly financial reporting.

• Have advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. Experience with reporting tools e.g., PowerBI would be a bonus.

• Have experience with UK Listing Rules (although this is not essential)
• Willingness to travel as needed to Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and/or Ghana to engage with customers and in-country teams.