Senior Manager, Group Finance

Key Responsibilities

Group Financial Reporting & Consolidation

• Lead the Group’s monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting and consolidation processes across regional entities.
• Ensure timely and accurate consolidation of financial results, including intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation and consolidation adjustments.
• Review financial performance across regions and identify key trends, risks, variances and areas requiring management attention.
• Prepare and review Group management reporting, board materials and financial presentations for senior leadership.
• Drive improvements in reporting processes, controls, systems and reporting efficiency across the Group.
• Coordinate with regional finance teams to ensure consistency in accounting policies, reporting standards and financial data.

Technical Accounting & Financial Governance

• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions and accounting matters, including revenue recognition, leases, business combinations, financial instruments and other significant areas as relevant.
• Assess the accounting implications of new transactions, contracts and business initiatives and provide practical recommendations to management.
• Monitor changes in accounting standards and assess their impact on the Group.
• Establish and maintain appropriate accounting policies, guidelines and controls across the Group.
• Work closely with external auditors on technical accounting matters, year-end audits and complex accounting issues.
• Strengthen financial governance and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Finance Business Partnering

• Partner with regional and business leaders to provide meaningful financial insights and support business performance.
• Challenge business assumptions and provide financial perspectives on strategic initiatives, investments, pricing, cost management and resource allocation.
• Translate financial results into clear business insights and actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes across the Group.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators to improve financial and operational decision-making.
• Act as a trusted finance advisor to business and regional leadership teams.

Regional Finance Leadership

• Partner closely with regional finance leaders and country finance teams to drive consistency, accountability and high-quality financial management.
• Provide guidance and coaching to finance teams across different markets.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve controls and enhance the quality and timeliness of financial information.
• Support finance transformation, system implementation and other Group-wide initiatives as required.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Professionally qualified accountant (e.g. CA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent ).
• Typically 6–10+ years of relevant finance and accounting experience , preferably within tech or start-up firm
• Strong experience in Group consolidation, financial reporting and management reporting across multiple entities and/or countries.
• Solid technical accounting knowledge and experience in applying accounting standards to complex transactions.
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with proven finance business partnering experience.
• Experience with ERP systems, consolidation/reporting tools and advanced Excel or equivalent analytical tools.