Finance Controller - CA - FMCG

Finance Controller only FIRST ATTEMPT CA (BATCH OF 1998 to 2002 ) APPLY

Accounting and Management Reporting:

- Prepare and review the financial and management accounts before the same is submitted to Corporate Centre.

- Ensure compliance with SFRS and accounting policies and procedures

- Lead the budgeting process for both Capex, P&L and working capital requirements for all businesses and legal entities

- Ensure timely and accurate submission of all management reports, follow up on identified action points

- Close coordination with shared service center to ensure adherence to agreed timelines for all reports

- Handle risk management and reporting for all businesses in compliance with Company policies

- Ensure SOX compliance and internal controls compliance

- Handle future traded products accounting and reporting

- Timely variance analysis and forecasting for both opex and capex

- Ownership of P&L and Balance Sheet accuracy and timeliness for all businesses

- Handle internal and statutory audits including transfer pricing

- Tax planning

Statutory Compliance:

- Takes ownership for preparation, getting it timely reviewed, accuracy and timely submission/payment of all taxes and other dues, of all local compliances including DSF, VAT, CNPS, Business license, secretarial records, tax payers cards, corporate and payroll related taxes etc and manage all tax controls and audits.

- Ensure compliance with OHADA and all local tax and legal requirements

Systems:

- Previous working experience in SAP required

Working capital management:

- Arrange working capital funding at competitive rates and monitor their efficient utilization

Software knowledge:

- High level of expertise required in MS office-Word, Excel and powerpoint

Personnel Management:

- Ability to handle multi location teams and work with people across geographies and time zones

Project Management:

- Previous M&A experience, handling greenfield project execution, preparation of projected financial statements, raising project finance, leading tendering and negotiations with multiple suppliers, get local stat clearances, handle local customs, VAT authorities and contractors for all project related capex.

- Provide timely approved capex vs actual variance analysis and forecasts