Core Responsibilities(25%) Financial & Management Accounting
- Lead and oversee the full finance function including financial accounting, reporting, AP, AR, treasury, and internal controls.
- Oversee the accounts and financial close process for all subsidiary companies within the Group and consolidation, ensuring timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
(20%) Financial Planning, Budgeting & Analysis (FP&A)
- Lead annual budgeting, quarterly and monthly forecasts & reviews across all markets
- Deliver clear variance analyses, margin breakdowns, and actionable commercial insights, partnering with leadership in holding functions accountable to performance vs. budget
- Build and strengthen dashboards & rolling forecasts for sales, margins, trade spend, channel mix, and SKU profitability.
(15%) Cashflow, Treasury & Working Capital
- Oversee cashflow forecasting and liquidity management.
- Manage banking relationships, trade financing, FX exposure, and treasury structures, whilst driving regular increases to banking lines as the group scales up
- Optimise working capital across AR, AP, inventory, and supplier terms.
(15%) Tax, Audit, and Statutory Compliance
- Oversee timely completion and submission of tax, GST, financial statements, and all regulatory/statutory filings across markets.
- Lead audit prep and process, and serve as primary senior leader contact for external auditors, tax agents, and regulatory bodies, ensuring smooth and compliant reporting.
(15%) Strategic Finance & Business Partnering
- Partner closely with the Founders Office on commercial strategy and long-term strategic planning.
- Support capital allocation discussions, investment trade-offs, growth and cashflow modelling,providing forward-looking financial insights to support decision-making (e.g. market expansion, pricing, promotions, P&L impact).
(10%) Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team across the region, ensuring strong capability development
- Drive operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement both within the finance department as well as cross-functionally, as the business scales up
Skills & Qualifications
- 10 to 15+ years of relevant finance experience, ideally in FMCG/consumer goods/retail/supply-chain-driven businesses
- Proven experience leading and developing a finance team
- Strong grounding in accounting, audit, internal controls, and financial governance (experience in consolidation & multi-entity operations preferred)
- Advanced Excel ability. Additionally, experience with Microsoft NAV / Dynamics 365 Business Central or other ERP systems is an advantage.
- Preferably ACCA/CPA/CA trained
- Strong FP&A, business partnering, and deep commercial understanding (e.g. pricing, promotions, trade spend, supply chain costing, margin analysis)
- A highly organized, independent problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments with a bias for action, and an open-minded spirit
