Finance Manager

Job Description

This Company is looking for an experienced and results-oriented Finance Manager to oversee the company's financial affairs and ensure strong financial control, accurate reporting, effective cash-flow management, budgeting, cost control, and statutory compliance.

The Finance Manager will manage and supervise day-to-day finance operations and provide reliable financial information to support strategic and operational decision-making. The role will have particular responsibility for financial control across the company s project-based operations, including brand activation campaigns, experiential marketing projects, events, printing and production, POSM projects, procurement, logistics, and related business activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise day-to-day financial operations.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording and classification of financial transactions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Lead annual budgeting and coordinate departmental and project budgets.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and prepare variance reports.
• Prepare rolling cash-flow forecasts and support business planning.
• Review project budgets, costing, expenditure, and profitability.
• Monitor project-related labor, transportation, accommodation, production, printing, materials, logistics, and subcontractor costs.
• Identify cost overruns and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage bank and cash positions, payment schedules, petty cash, and advances.
• Oversee accounts receivable, invoicing, collections, and credit control.
• Manage accounts payable and supplier accounts.
• Review invoices and supporting documentation and prevent unauthorized or duplicate payments.
• Monitor project, production, printing, procurement, logistics, and operational expenses.
• Ensure timely tax declarations and compliance with VAT, withholding tax, payroll, and other statutory obligations.
• Review payroll inputs, advances, deductions, allowances, incentives, commissions, and bonuses where applicable.
• Ensure accurate inventory and fixed asset records and participate in physical counts.
• Develop and strengthen financial policies, procedures, approval levels, and segregation of duties.
• Monitor financial risks, unusual transactions, and potential irregularities.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and follow up on audit findings.
• Ensure proper use of accounting/ERP systems and accurate financial records.
• Prepare management reports including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, receivables and payables aging, budget vs. actual, project profitability, expense and revenue analysis, and cash position.
• Lead, supervise, and develop finance team members.
• Provide financial analysis and commercial advice to management.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of financial and commercial information.

Key Performance Areas

• Timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Effective cash-flow and liquidity management.
• Improved receivables collection and reduced overdue balances.
• Accurate project costing and profitability monitoring.
• Strong budget compliance and cost control.
• Timely tax and statutory compliance.
• Effective internal controls and reduced financial discrepancies.
• Accurate supplier balances and timely payment processing.