Finance : Director Finance and Company Secretary

Your tasks

• Key responsibilities include supporting strategic financial leadership, financial planning & analysis, managing projects and conducting feasibility studies for new opportunities, risk management, compliance and accounting management across multiple business departments. Key Responsibilities, but not limited to:
• Fully responsible for the Financial Controllership, Management & Strategy for Pakistan office
• Accounting & Accounting support for RSPK in line with the related accounting standards – and consolidation with RS Group (all – fixed assets, revenue, cost of sales, assets, liabilities, provisions, debtors, creditors)
• Planning & Budgeting – with inputs from ROHDE&SCHWARZ Corporate and the Region Management detailing the financial and business plan for RSPK and monitoring of actuals vs plan for necessary proactive measures.
• Banking & Bank relationship with local banks – manage advising on the facilities – size / composition etc. in order to meet business requirements, monitoring the facilities.
• Financial inputs in all key management decision to ensure that the financial strategy is in line with the overall business strategy and needs of the business.
• Forecasts Company’s cash flow position, reviews related credit needs, anticipates challenges arising from late payments and cash flow situations, and recommends mitigation actions to Managing Director for decision making.
• Manage foreign currency risks in accordance with company policies and with RSM Corporate Treasury.
• Credit Management – ensure a suitable credit exposure strategy in line with the company policy and business needs.
• Financial & Strategic inputs in all key projects/ orders / business and in all general management of the company
• Financial analysis in various forms – finance cost for projects, project calculations, credit terms, sales office –wise reports of profitability, segment profitability studies, turnover estimate reports.
• Lead and develop the Finance Team. Ensure the resources are efficient and optimum in line with the business requirements, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluation.
• Leads analysis, planning and control of the organization’s financial transactions, systems, and procedures to comply with regulations, accounting principles and other internal/ external financial standards.
• Conducts periodic review of policy, procedures and practices, relevant to position, to identify opportunities for improvement and engagement in best practice
• Drive decisions based on data, create and continuously enhance dashboards and alerts to monitor changing risks and suspicious behaviors.
• Form a close working relationship with the Managing Director, BoD and other Senior Management
• Provide input in commercial contract negotiations with customers.
• Provide Reports to Rohde & Schwarz HQ and Rohde & Schwarz Regional Management
• Act as local compliance referent
• Act as company secretary
• Trade Finance: Issuance of Guarantees / Bonds as needed, negotiation of export LCs and supplier and business-related payments.
• Contribute fully to the development of company business and finance strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers
• Responsible for ensuring completion of all statutory, financial and internal audits.
• Responsible for managing all tax related matters in accordance with Corporate Policies.

Your qualifications

• What you'll need to succeed Qualifications:
• The ideal candidate has strong experience in a similar role, within Pakistan (international experience in the Middle East and Africa as a plus), and managed a $15m+ turnover business and have experience across multiple business departments.
• You must be qualified finance professionals holding a certificate in CA / ACCA / CPA. (A degree in Business, legal or a related field would be a plus)
• Professional experience in accounting or an auditing firm is an advantage. Management experience of leading a finance team for minimum 10 years is required.
• Confident handling of SAP and MS Office
• Flexibility and a high degree of result orientation
• Strong strategic thinking skills
• Team-oriented way of working and excellent communication skills
• Fluent in English (German language is a plus)
• Great analytical skills and problem-solving attitude
• Great ability to multitask and strong organizational skills.
• Experience working with diverse portfolios of industries i.e., real estate, healthcare, energy and investment.
• Strong understanding of due diligence and risk management processes
• Business development mindset and ability to build internal and external networks.
• Proven ability to manage multi-resource projects and deliver significant business results.
• Skilled at mentoring and guiding junior team members.
• Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills for diverse audiences
• Ability to manage projects and deliver tasks on time with a focus on ownership and accountability.
• Thorough understanding of financial management principles and Risk Management
• Business and Legal Acumen

Interested?

We are looking forward to receiving your application! Ideally, you should apply online with the reference number. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your recruiting contact via LinkedIn.

Equal opportunities are important to us. We are looking forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.

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