Regional Finance Head

* Management
- Management of the operations of the Accounting and Purchasing departments
- Development of an efficient and professional team of employees within the Accounting Department
- Development of specific goals and plans to prioritise, organise and accomplish work objectives
- Provision of excellent leadership, fostering teamwork, celebrating top performance and encouraging work/life balance
- Cultivation of employee team culture of open and collaborative relationships, and leading by example
- Oversight of the activities of any supplier to which functions have been outsourced
- Oversight of the accounting operations of any subsidiary of the Company
- Development, implementation and maintenance of an effective system of accounting policies and procedures
- Implementation and maintenance of an effective system of accounting policies and procedures, as guided by the Group Financial Controller.
* Transactions
- Verification of supplier invoices, the payment thereof within the designated due date
- Issuance of invoices to customers as soon as goods/services have been sold/delivered
- Prompt collection of accounts receivable
- Processing of payroll information with minimal errors, and issuance of compensation payments to employees by scheduled pay dates
- Timely recording and prompt depositing of cash receipts
- Completion of comprehensive bank & cash reconciliations at regular intervals
- Payment of debt payments as scheduled
- Effective operation of the company accounting, POS & reservation software and any other software utilised in accounting operations
- Development and maintenance of a chart of accounts that effectively fulfills the record keeping and management reporting requirements of the business, universally adopted across the Group
- Ensuring a strong accounting and operation control environment to safeguard Company assets
- Maintenance of an orderly filing system for all hard and soft copy accounting records, including a system of document archiving and destruction
- Development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive system of controls over all accounting functions within the company
* Reporting
- Compilation and issuance of accurate financial statements on a timely basis
- Measurement and reporting of the financial and operational performance of the company and its business units in ongoing reports to management
- Preparation of various financial analysis for management
- Representation of the company accounts department in scheduled Head of Department meetings
- Supporting and liaising with the Heads of Departments in meeting the strategic goals of the Group
- Proactive in seeking and identifying opportunities to reduce costs, enhance revenues and improve profits and promptly and effectively reporting them to management
- Assistance in the preparation of the company's annual reports
- Provision of information required by internal, external & regulatory auditors to examine the company's in-regional financial statements and accounting system
- Implementation and maintenance of an effective infrastructure of policies, procedures and calendar activities for the reporting of accurate and timely financial results as Guided by the Group Financial Controller
* Planning
- Coordination of creation of regional - wide annual budgets, and testing of their achievability
- Calculation of variances between actual and budgeted results, and reporting the reasoning for variances to management
* Compliance
- Monitoring the company in regional compliance with any existing debt covenants and warning management of covenant breaches
- Compliance with any filing requirements imposed by local, state or regional governing authorities
- Compliance with tax reporting and payment requirements in line with Tax consultant