EMEA Finance Manager (FTC - 12 months)

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Role: EMEA Finance Manager (FTC - 12 months)

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa 

About the role:

We are looking for a talented individual to join our EMEA Finance Team, supporting the management of 18 markets across the region. Although this role will be based in South Africa, you will be working closely with the London-led EMEA Finance Team. Our region is experiencing rapid growth and boasts an exciting portfolio of well-known clients. Larger markets are supported by local finance teams, while the London team manages the smaller, centralized markets and acts as a centre of excellence for new regional and group initiatives. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to gain international experience and develop a broad range of skills within a dynamic and fast-growing region, all while being part of an amazing company. You will be responsible for overseeing 3–4 markets, each varying in complexity.

What you will be doing:

For a selection of markets within EMEA:

• Prepare Monthly Management Accounts (P&L, balance sheet, client reporting, detailed variance analysis to budget, forecast and prior month)
• Prepare Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Prepare Weekly Cashflows for reporting into Treasury
• Prepare Weekly Flash Forecasts
• Prepare Annual Budget and Quarterly Forecasts
• Support our local accountants with compliance (Statutory Accounts, Tax Returns, VAT Returns etc.)
• Prepare reconciliations between year-end Statutory Financial Statements and Management Accounts
• Provide support in business partnering for the relevant market. It could involve liaising with shareholders, account teams, finance teams, tax, legal and other departments within group or subsidiaries. Areas to support will include reporting, group policy, implementation, revenue recognition, intercompany, process improvement, etc.
• KPI reporting and analysis on a market and client level – this includes reviewing and explaining movements in EBITDA, revenue, client growth, market challenges etc.
• Help develop and drive continuous improvement, standardisation of processes, automation, and support implementation of initiatives across EMEA.
• Ad-hoc support on the implementation of our new ERP (NetSuite)
• Support the group team with reporting, ad-hoc requests, intercompany and required group schedules.

What you need to be great in this role:

• Fully Qualified (CIMA/ACA/ACCA)
• Experience in financial/management accounting is essential
• Experience working with international markets is desirable but not essential
• Excellent inter-personal skills and confident in dealing with people of all levels
• Knowledge of Accounting Systems (Xero, Workday Adaptive Planning, Oracle NetSuite is desirable)
• Knowledge of Job Costing is desirable
• Strong Excel Skills
• Ability to present financial information clearly
• Organised with the ability to implement and maintain systems
• Be adaptive to changing requests and priorities
• Ability to self-start and manage deliverables independently
• Be commercially aware - understand local market factors, performance, impact of decisions, and can provide valuable recommendations to the business.

Req ID: 13124

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