Description:
Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and qualified Country Financial Manager to spearhead all financial activities within the specified location. This pivotal role requires a qualified accountant with experience in managing accounting, tax and financial aspects, essential for scaling our business effectively in the country.
Responsibilities:
- Financial Management: Oversee and develop all financial activities in the country, including accounting, tax compliance, and financial reporting with improvements to period end closing a focus.
- Compliance Reporting: Prepare and manage ledger entries, payroll, tax benefits, and contributions reports for regulatory bodies such as social security tax authorities, insurance, pension companies, and others.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Reconcile all balance sheet accounts, including (Intercompany) banking, customers, vendors, and accruals, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Cash Flow and Reporting: Monitor day-to-day transactions, maintain up-to-date books, and prepare comprehensive financial and administrative reports as required.
- Tax Submissions: Ensure timely and accurate submissions to tax authorities (VAT, CIT, Social Security & others).
- Payroll Oversight: Ensure accuracy in payroll calculations made by our local Payroll Manager, oversee payroll software selection and integration, and address any issues related to payroll information and reporting.
- Audits: Experience of managing audits in your country.
- Projects: Experience of managing accounting & non accounting projects such as software implementation, process improvements & more.
Requirements:
- Qualified Accountant: ACCA/CPA or local equivalent is mandatory.
- Experience: Minimum of 5+ years as an accountant in high-tech companies, with a robust understanding of financial management and compliance.
- Payroll Expertise: Proficiency in managing Payroll ERP systems is preferred, with experience in Netsuite being advantageous.
- Global Exposure: Significant experience working in a global environment, understanding diverse financial regulations and practices.
- Technical Skills: Strong Excel and office skills are essential for data analysis and reporting.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are required.
- Attributes: Self-motivated, ability to work autonomously, and a detail-oriented, a problem-solving mindset is a must.
- Team Player: Service-oriented approach, collaborating seamlessly within a team to achieve collective goals.