Finance
Director
The Finance
Director is also able to dive deep into details and think at the ground level.
He/she should be able to play offense as a business and systems thinker –
scalability of platform, improvements to unit economic and scaling model,
global shared services – as well as defense – dealing with leakage, fraud
prevention, and air-tight controls in challenging operating environments.
Responsibilities
- Build
and develop systems - set up highly efficient financial systems that take
into account the highly technical payment, cash management, payroll and
financial operating systems of a rapidly scaling, geographically
distributed multi-unit operations. These systems need to be highly
efficient or automated, data-driven, transparent and appropriate for
emerging market conditions
- Develop
financial and non-financial key performance indicators and the appropriate
reporting to assess financial and operational performance across the
Company.
- Ensure
that systems and controls are in place to minimize and mitigate risk of
fraud/leakage, as well as proactively audit key functions and accounts.
- Support
business expansion strategies by forecasting and assessing the financial
impact of key decisions.
- Maintain
budgetary oversight at both a global and country-level of all departments
within the company; work closely with managers and senior executives on
budgeting and forecast process.
- Manage
the external audit process for financial statements; ensure that Company
is in compliance with internal policies and relevant regulations.
- Lead
cash and risk management – manage banking relationships, cash flow
forecasting, working capital, etc.
- Lead
the department in recruiting and retaining top staff; manage the
development of staff through performance management process.
Qualifications
and Educational Requirements
- At
least 10 years of experience within finance/corporate finance, including
experience as Finance Director/VP Finance.
- Deep
experience leading and managing the financial operations and strategy for
a Company with hyper growth and complex challenges across a broad scope of
work.
- Degree
in a business/finance related field – e.g. accounting, MBA with a record
of top academic performance from a top-tier elite institution.
- Strong
background in financial management (systems) with a thorough understanding
of financial regulations.
Preferred
Experience and Skills
- Experience
leading Finance for fast-growth, rapidly-scaling companies strongly
preferred.
- Success operating in environments with high risk of fraud and leakage, particularly in emerging markets.
