Financial Controller - CA

Position Title: Financial Controller

Function: Finance

Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

Summary :

The primary purpose of this position is to manage and direct daily accounting activities; ensuring that proper accounting and recording of company transactions are performed in an accurate and timely manner; and producing financial and other key reports for management. The incumbent Financial Controller will also be in a position to be considered for the CFO position in the future.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - 

Lead the Accounting/financial functions

- Responsible for the preparation of the company's financial statements.

- Supervise the activities of all the accounting staff [A/P, A/R].

- Oversees month-end closing and year-end closing and coordinates and assigns duties to the accounting staff as needed.

- Evaluates departmental performance and makes adjustments to daily operations when needed to ensure the department meets overall goals and objectives.

- Provides training, guidance, and direction to employees to ensure work is performed in an efficient, timely, and knowledgeable manner.

- Update contracts with the company's members and communicates changes to members accounting staff.

- Works directly with Sales Department and Operations Department on new, modified, and disconnect sales orders.

- Prepares and provides financial statements, sales reports, commission reports, analysis, and other reports on a scheduled or unprompted basis.

- Maintains and reconciles the fixed assets to the general ledger of the company.

- Prepare multiple state agency reports for tax purposes.

- Confers with upper management about budgeting and reviewing strategies to meet overall goals and objectives.

- Maintains good corporate relations with customers, vendors, banking institutions, auditors and other affiliates.

- Works closely with financial institutions concerning banking activity changes, enhancements and charges.

- Works on special projects as needed.

- Responsible for general liability insurance renewals and amendments.

Treasury Function

- Responsible for long and short term cash flow and working capital/liquidity management

- Managing balance sheet and day-to-day liquidity to support the business needs

- Design and implementation of hedging strategies to mitigate financial risk and liquidity management

- Investment of short term cash surplus in money market instruments, making recommendations to CFO.

- Preparation of Board level cash and other risk management reporting

- Managing day-to-day cash and treasury activities in line with the Delegation of Authority

- Management of treasury team in their day-to-day responsibilities including bank reconciliations, payment runs, invoice settlement, direct debits, cash collection etc.

- Ensure regulatory/compliance returns and complete

Tax Function

- Responsible to legally minimise tax liabilities through informed application of tax laws and regulations

- Manage tax compliance, reporting, and filing works for the Company.

- Ensure timely and accurate filing of all corporate and personnel income tax and GST returns

- Establish appropriate system or processes for tax risk management for the Company

- Liaise with tax department

- Manage external tax authorities and consultants.

- Review current and deferred tax provision

- Provide internal tax advisory services and support on business operation matters to the Company

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - 

- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

- Knowledge of computer based spread sheets and reporting

- Knowledge of general office practices and procedures

- Skill in public speaking

- Skill in written communications

- Must have managerial skills and be able to function in a supervisory role

- Must be able to prioritize work to meet scheduled deadlines while handling multiple tasks

- Must have excellent accounting skills, strong organization and communication skills

- Ability to function as a team player

- Ability to function in a leadership role

- Ability to work with scheduled deadlines

Education and Experience:

- CA is required

- 5 - 6 years financial closing experience (month-end and year-end) required

- Minimum ten years of progressive accounting experience

- Minimum three years supervisory experience is required