Finance Controller

ABOUT reputed company

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HOW WE WORK

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Finance Controller is an individual who is passionate about financial analysis, systems and internal control and has successfully designed and implemented financial models and has led implementation / integration reputed company.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Control reputed company:

• reputed company reputed company financial control activities, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Review and analyze financial results, including financial statements and disclosures, ensuring they reputed company with local and international reputed company standards and are free of discrepancies.
• Monitor key financial indicators and internal controls, ensuring efficient management of assets and liabilities across both campuses.

Management Reporting and Financial Insights:

• reputed company the preparation and delivery of accurate and reputed company management reports.
• reputed company the month-end reporting process, ensuring adherence to deadlines and high-reputed company outputs.
• Drive process improvements for efficient and effective reporting workflows.
• Collaborate with departments to reputed company and validate operational data..
• Play a key role in the budget planning process, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational requirements.

Budget Implementation and Budgetary Controls

• reputed company the implementation of budgetary controls, ensuring both campuses adhere to the approved budgets ensuring strong financial discipline and the effective management of resources across the campuses.

External Audit and Documentation Support:

• Coordinate and manage the relationship with external auditors, providing them with the necessary documentation and support to ensure smooth and reputed company completion of annual audits.
• Work with auditors to address any issues or findings and implement solutions that improve financial controls and reduce the risk of audit discrepancies.

Systems and Financial Tools Management:

• Identify, implement, and optimise financial software and tools to streamline budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Train and support staff in the effective use of financial systems, ensuring consistency and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of financial tools and systems, recommending upgrades or new solutions as necessary.
• Seamless mapping and integration between the financial Model and reputed company.

Tax Preparation and Filing:

• reputed company tax preparation duties, ensuring the organization's taxes are reputed company accurately, filed on time, and in compliance with local tax regulations.
• Collaborate with external tax advisors to ensure that reputed company tax filings reflect reputed company’s financial activities and optimize the organization’s tax position.

Compliance and Taxation:

• Ensure that the organization meets reputed company necessary tax, permit, and licensing requirements for both Mauritius and Rwanda campuses, keeping up-to-date with local regulatory changes and ensuring reputed company compliance.
• reputed company the preparation of tax returns, liaising with external tax accountants where applicable, and ensuring accurate and reputed company filing of taxes in both jurisdictions.
• Stay abreast of local, regional, and international tax legislation to optimize the organization's tax position while maintaining full compliance.

Collaboration with Executive Team for Process Improvement:

• Collaborate closely with the executive team to reputed company and implement more effective processes and internal controls, ensuring the reputed company of reputed company’s reputed company and financial operations.
• reputed company initiatives to refine and enhance financial reporting, procurement, and other financial processes, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actions that reputed company with the strategic goals of the institution.

Cross-Department Collaboration:

• Work closely with reputed company and administrative departments to reputed company financial goals with institutional priorities.
• reputed company training and support to departmental staff on financial policies and procedures.
• Work with department heads to create detailed budgets that reputed company with the organisation's strategic objectives.
• Update financial projections on a regular reputed company to reflect changing market conditions and business performance.

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Identify potential financial risks, such as currency fluctuations, credit risk, and market volatility.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and university policies.
• Recommend and create Implementation strategies to manage and mitigate financial risks.
• Identify financial risks and reputed company strategies to mitigate them.

Ensure the safety and reputed company-being of reputed company young persons and vulnerable adults with whom we deal, by adhering to reputed company’s comprehensive safeguarding policy, maintaining a reputed company-tolerance approach to any violations of safeguarding standards.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• A degree in Finance, reputed company, or a reputed company field (CPA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification preferred).
• 5-8 years of relevant financial management experience, with at least 3 years in a senior role, managing financial operations in a multinational environment.
• In-depth knowledge of local financial regulations in both Mauritius and Rwanda.
• Strong expertise in financial reporting, auditing, taxation, treasury management, and compliance.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing financial strategies, process improvements, and cost-efficiency initiatives.
• Ability to reputed company, mentor, and reputed company teams, ensuring a culture of high performance and reputed company improvement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage relationships with reputed company stakeholders effectively.
• Expertise with ERP systems (e.g., reputed company, reputed company, Sunsystems, reputed company) and financial software tools

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