Head of Finance

Job Title: Head of Finance

Business Unit: SpatialNetworX

Position Summary:

The Finance Director oversee all financial aspects of a business unit and drives the company’s financial strategies in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team. Accountable to the CEO/Business Unit Leader, the role holder is accountable for the financial operations of the business, including finance & accounting, compliance with statutory requirements, corporate governance, and risk management. This will include the development of operational and financial strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems. Our core values are central to who we are and how we do business. You will be expected to collaborate positively, have a passion to succeed and be prepared to take smart risks. Combines with these

qualities, you will be able to flex your expertise and use your strong sense of customer focus to exceed expectations each day. You will be a seasoned operational Finance leader, a strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness.

Main Responsibility Areas:

Business Partnering:

• Support the BU Leader and Senior Leadership Team to develop clear business plans, priorities, and forecasts in line with +/- 5% forecast accuracy targets.

• Evolve financial processes, systems, and policies to ensure scalability, the availability of accurate and timely data to make the best business decisions, and to comply with regulations and corporate governance requirements.

• Supervise due diligence and take a lead role in negotiations with 3rd parties.

Finance Operations:

• Responsibility for monthly and quarterly consolidated financial reporting to ensure compliance with internal and external reporting requirements, and IFRS.

• Ownership of ‘Quarterly Strategic Review’ (QSR) forecasting process.

• Financial leadership and application of best practices to processes, people and systems to affect revenue, profitability and cash-flow, to improve operating efficiency and performance.

• Recommend and lead efforts to improve business performance as reflected by operating ratios as well as ROIC.

• Responsibility for Risk Management process review, policy standardization and process improvements.

• Oversight and improvement of effective administration processes and systems for company records and contracts.

• Stay abreast of trends and regulations to ensure effectiveness and compliance for the finance functions.

• Work closely with all functional leads to ensure projects bids and contract terms, financial and otherwise, adhere to corporate parameters.

• Coordinate all legal activities internally and with group legal.

• Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies.

• Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and

recommendations.

People Leadership

• Lead and effectively manage the Finance team.

• Drive succession planning and talent management processes.

• Manager key stakeholder expectations.

Other Activities:

• Attend management meetings, annual events, and other activities directed by the BU Leader

• Help create a culture of learning, trust, and self-improvement

• Any other duties as required

Originally posted on Himalayas