Finance Director

7 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Construct Education Full time

**Location**:Cape Town (the role has international responsibility)**

**Required attributes**: Motivated, adaptable, outcome-orientated, with strong financial skills, a control and operational excellence mindset, as well as keenly developed organisational and leadership qualities.

**Education/Experience level**: Qualified accountant with operational experience across all Finance operational and reporting aspects of a legal entity and demonstrable managerial experience.

**Reporting Line**: Into UK based Construct Chief Executive Officer with matrix reporting into Group CFO in Melbourne, Australia

**Working Practices**: Minimum two days a week in the office with option to work remotely for remaining days

**Requirements**:

- 7+ years as a Post Qualified (i.e. CA/CIMA/ACCA) Accountant across both financial and management accounting, ideally having had responsibility for all aspects of legal entity.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills, with a proven track record of operational excellence and developing individuals and teams.
- Ability to successfully operate in an ambiguous growth environment. Given the size of the business and the Finance team a willingness to, and enjoyment of, dropping into the detail will be critical to success.
- A commercial and pragmatic approach to resolving business problems.
- Excellent numeracy, spreadsheet modelling, and accounting skills, as well as an ability to clearly articulate insights to non-financial stakeholders to aid the decision-making process.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build robust working relationships within a dynamic team environment.
- A high-level understanding of IT systems and processes, and their foundational role in the success of a rapidly scaling business.

**Role Summary**:
We're seeking a Finance Director with a unique set of skills to operate and enhance our finance function. You will be responsible for all aspects of finance for “Construct” a group of three legal entities across the US, UK and South Africa and two “sister” companies in the UK, all of which are consolidated into an Australian parent, Online Education Services Pty Ltd. Given recent legal entity changes a global GL implementation programme is about to commence in which you will represent the international entities within the group. We are also expecting this role to build a scalable centre of excellence in SA to service the international operations of the OES Group.

In addition to your core finance responsibilities, you will work closely with the Commercial Director (US) on pricing, the Director of Delivery (SA) in evaluating the ongoing financial performance, and HR (SA). As a member of the executive team you will also play a leadership role across the organization.

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Financial accounting and regulatory requirements; ensure all regulatory filings, audits, and tax submissions are completed promptly across all three jurisdictions (US, UK & SA).
- Management reporting; produce and evolve monthly management reporting to enable appropriate management interventions to optimize our financial performance.
- Prepare key performance indicators and ad-hoc reports to provide commercial insight to facilitate decisions across the company.
- Budgeting and planning; create and submit the annual budget.
- Provide input into broad business and strategic planning.
- Own the pricing calculator for the consulting arm of the business.
- Continuous enhancement of our reporting infrastructure, including the integration of financial and non-financial KPIs
- Payroll across all three jurisdictions; currently outsourced in US and partially in the UK
- Accounts receivable: Invoicing and cash collections
- Accounts payable: Payments to suppliers and payroll processing.

**Benefits**

**These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team**:

- Work flexibility
- Paid for secure company parking
- Generous annual leave policy
- Paid maternity, parental, and study leave benefits in line with policy
- Learning and development opportunities within a global team
- Fun events organized by the Construct Social Committee

**ABOUT CONSTRUCT**

Construct Education is a strategic digital learning solutions company specializing in the design of innovative, impactful, and bespoke digital learning experiences. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of OES, a global leader in education solutions, we continue to push the boundaries of online education.

Construct Education is a fee-for-service partner to institutions, and organizations worldwide, creating digital learning experiences that empower both learners and educators. We are committed to redefining online education in a way that prepares learners for real-world challenges and helps them succeed in their careers.

We are on a mission to transform online learning and bridge the gap between education and employment. Our vision is for everyone to have access to meaningful education through superior onl

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