Financial Controller, Financial Data & Analytics, Senior Financial Accountant
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Take your company data and convert it into clear trends and actionable insight to seize opportunities or increase efficiency and performance.
IFRS application and policy creation, monthly reporting and account reconciliations, yearly closing and annual report creation, external audit management and support
Any accounting or financial services you need to fill short term growth, maternity or trial position requirements.
Stakeholder engagement and alignment to generate achievable budgets in line with business opportunities and needs, KPI development and tracking, quarterly forecasting to track performance towards company goals. Realignment throughout the period to keep the company healthy and on track.
Overseeing accounting operations — Manage the day-to-day accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll, cost accounting, inventory accounting, revenue recognition, and fixed assets. Financial reporting — Prepare and publish accurate, timely financial statements (monthly, quarterly, and annual), including balance sheets, income statements (P&L), cash flow statements, and management reports. Ensure compliance with accounting standards. Month-end and year-end close process — Lead and own the financial close cycle: reconcile accounts, review journal entries, approve transactions, and finalize books efficiently. Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis — Assist in (or lead) the preparation of annual budgets and financial forecasts; monitor actual performance against budget, investigate variances, and report trends to management. Cash flow management — Monitor cash inflows/outflows, forecast cash needs, optimize liquidity
Cash flow management — Monitor cash inflows/outflows, forecast cash needs, optimize liquidity, and manage banking relationships to ensure the company meets obligations.
Manage and mentor the accounting/finance team (accountants, AP/AR clerks, payroll staff, etc.); recruit, train, and develop staff; assign tasks and ensure high performance.
Ex Ernst & Young Financial statement auditor providing deep IFRS knowledge paired with extensive hands on operational experience as a financial controller for a listed company. Perfomed the duties of Senior Financial Accountant, Financial Controller, Financial Data and Analytics (from data sanatisation to dashboard creation for actionable outputs to senior leaderahip). Extensive stakeholder management experience and have managed from initiation to completion multiple projects. These have included ERP migrations and updates, IFRS implementations, Sustainability reporting projects and process workflow optermisations.