Finance Lead - Shared Service Center

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for team performance as per SLAs and measured by monthly reported KPIs to be shared with Group and local teams. 
• Member of global finance leadership team, accountable for GRC performance and process improvement 
• Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders across the group to promote transparency, trust and collaboration. 

• Deliver through the project finance lead to improve processing efficiency, accuracy and customer service 
• Overall responsibility for accurate and timely financial analysis for project performance, profitability, and risk assessment. 
• Collaborate Global business line leads and Group leadership to ensure identify and deliver upon process improvements and ensure compliance with financial policies. 

• Responsible for team’s delivery of accurate and timely management accounts, ensuring compliance with local and international accounting standards. 
• Overall responsibility for team's accuracy and timeliness month-end and yearend closing processes, including reconciliation and journal entries. 
• Ensure accurate maintenance of the general ledger and all financial records. 
• Manage accounting procedures and systems to ensure compliance with internal policies and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). 

• Supervise the accounts payable team to ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments. 
• Suggest, implement and maintain internal controls over the accounts payable function to prevent errors and fraud. 

• Responsible for driving integration timelines and project management and hypercare post transition 
• Responsible for driving actions leading from audit findings reports and strive toward continual improvement 

• Lead, mentor, and develop the project finance, accounting, and accounts payable teams. 
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, professional development, and collaboration within the finance department. 
• Set performance objectives, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance reviews for team members. 
• Create a high achieving culture 

• Identify opportunities for process improvement within the finance function, particularly in project finance, accounting, and accounts payable and drive these improvements through the business 
• Be proactive in implementing best practices and technology solutions to increase efficiency and accuracy in financial operations. 
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the senior leadership and take responsibility to ensure adherence to robust control framework and accurate financial reporting

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting (IFRS) and project accounting skills 
• 10 + years of relevant working experience 
• Previous experience of leading large teams with global stakeholders 
• Prior experience leading a global shared service center Experience with Oracle NetSuite 
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) is essential 
• Outstanding communication skills, with experience reporting to C suite 
• Excellent English language written and verbal communication skills 
• Good interpersonal skills with a strong customer service focus 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Proactive self-starter with first class organizational ability, who is detail oriented, and results focused, and able to oversee and support the financial administration of several projects at once 
• Proactive and a committed team player 
• Can work under pressure and with minimal supervision 
• Can work on flexible hours to support global teams in many time zones, meet changing work environment and to meet tight deadlines