Corporate Finance Leader

**Role Overview:**

This role is responsible for leading the preparation of financial statements, managing fixed assets, and ensuring adherence to internal controls and compliance with regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent leadership and communication skills, as well as experience with financial modeling, budgeting, and variance analysis.

• Lead preparation of financial statements for timely and accurate management and statutory reporting.
• Support the Corporate Finance Controller to deliver overall commercial strategy and financial KPI targets.
• Manage fixed assets including reporting for leased assets under IFRS16.
• Support and advise on complex technical accounting issues in compliance with the applicable reporting framework.
• Drive quarterly Audit Committee and Board Meeting deliverables while ensuring timely reviews by the Finance Director and Leadership Team.
• Collaborate with internal/external auditors to facilitate timely and accurate reporting, address audit findings and recommend solutions to strengthen reporting framework.
• Ongoing review of the Balance Sheet ensuring hygiene and timely clearing of aged items.
• Drive monthly Governance Forum discussions including agenda setting, action items tracking and leading discussions.
• Manage the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOx) reporting process, including compliance with regulatory requirements and transparency in financial reporting.
• Ensure adherence to, and self-assess compliance to internal controls in various areas of the business.
• Lead monthly compliance check-ins at the DRBU level.
• Maintain ownership of the Company's compliance review calendar.
• Lead risk assessment cycles to ensure adequate mitigations necessary to achieve overall business objectives.
• Provide insights and recommendations to enhance compliance processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Lead budgeting and monitoring of overhead costs for corporate functions by providing insights to Functional Heads.
• Ensure efficient utilization of budgets through identification of optimization initiatives, in-depth analytical reviews and actuals tracking.
• Facilitate S&OP budget planning, including submissions for the current and prospective year.
• Support and advise Corporate functions on policies, governance and other finance queries.

• 6+ years Financial Reporting / Corporate Finance experience (FMCG industry experience is an advantage).
• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), CFA, Masters in Finance, MBA.
• Strong commercial acumen with an understanding of business planning.
• Understanding of the financial reporting framework in Pakistan.
• Financial modelling skills.
• Budgeting and variance analysis.
• Experience with planning and reporting systems such SAP and BPC.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel & PowerPoint.
• Ability to lead and transform high-performing teams.
• Effective communication skills with cross-functional teams.
• Interest in transformation, process improvement and change management.
• Big picture thinking & demonstrate commercial acumen to ensure business objective delivery.

The successful candidate will have excellent leadership and communication skills, as well as experience with financial modeling, budgeting, and variance analysis.