Finance Director

**Requirements of the job**:

- University or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
- At least 10+ years in Finance, FP&A, Audit firm or similar financial roles experience in a finance/accounting role, in international environment.
- Used to work in matrix and complex organization
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (Fluent in English, advanced level written & spoken)
- Very strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Ability to manage people from different countries
- Able to articulate complex financial concepts

Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

**Accountabilities**:
**Individual accountabilities**
- Lead, manage and develop the Financial team (3 HCs) by providing clear direction and ongoing constructive feedback to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services
- Oversee accounting, tax and treasury activities
- Oversee the preparation of internal and external financial reporting, budget and forecast
- Maintaining compliance and financial control
- Be strong and proactive advocate for value creation
- Track monthly performance of financials vs. key targets and ensure overall data integrity and explain significant variances vs. prior month/year plan
- Collaborate to establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles
- Responsibility for ensuring accurate and timely preparation of standard reports including P&L, B/S, headcount, asset management and cash flow analysis
- Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
- Work closely with the sites to provide support in reporting and forecasting processes
- Identify and drive process, systems, procedure improvements, including the creation of new procedures, reports, tools, and dashboards to improve the quality of forecasts, budgets and financial analysis
- Collaborate, interact and provide support to Africa Cluster Director, with business insight and analysis
- Develop, collect and manage company’s KPI’s to establish corrective actions
- Support Business Areas and Regions with business cases prior to Management approval

**Key linkages & interfaces / most important stakeholders**
- Sites Finance Contacts
- EMEA Finance Team
- Management (Cluster Director, HR, Finance)
- Sales, Operations and all the other company functions
- External Auditor