Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Management & Reporting:
- Oversee all financial activities, including accounting, reporting, and compliance
- Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Ensure timely consolidation and reporting of financial data for management review
- Provide financial insights and variance analysis to support decision-making
- Lead the preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts
- Monitor actual performance against budgets and identify key variances to ensure alignment
- Recommend corrective actions and cost optimisation measures
- Oversee cost accounting processes for raw materials, production, and packaging
- Monitor production efficiency, material usage, and wastage levels
- Ensure accurate valuation and reconciliation of inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS)
- Manage company cash flow, liquidity, and working capital
- Supervise bank operations, including fund transfers, reconciliations, and loan servicing
- Develop strategies to improve cash flow and optimise financial resources
- Implement and monitor internal financial controls, policies, and procedures to ensure effective financial management
- Ensure compliance with tax, audit, and statutory reporting requirements
- Liaise with auditors, banks, and regulatory authorities
- Safeguard company assets through effective risk management practices
- Supervise and guide the accounting team, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in daily operations
- Provide coaching and training to enhance team capability and financial discipline
- Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
- Partner with management to assess financial implications of operational decisions
- Support business expansion, capital investment, and cost-efficiency initiatives
- Develop financial models and feasibility studies for strategic projects
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar finance role within the Manufacturing or FMCG sector
- Good knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, and cost control
- Experience in factory costing, inventory control, and profit margin analysis
- Ability to prepare monthly financial reports, budgets, and forecasts
- Understanding of IFRS and local accounting practices
- Experience in cash flow management and day-to-day financial operations
- Ability to handle month-end and year-end closing
- Good working knowledge of ERP systems and Microsoft Excel
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and coordinate with management
- Fluency in English is required
- Professional certifications (ACCA, CPA, CMA) are an advantage
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.