Assistant Finance Manager - #1115735

The Assistant Finance Manager is the finance business partner for the organisation and has responsibilities covering all aspects of financial management, performance management, financial accounting, budgeting, corporate reporting etc. He/she has sound technical as well as management skills and be able to lead a team consisting of finance professionals with varied, in-depth or niche technical knowledge and abilities; consolidating their work and ensuring its quality and accuracy, especially for reporting purposes.

The Assistant Finance Manager is expected to provide sound financial advice and counsel on working capital, financing or the financial position of the organisation by synthesising internal and external data and studying the economic environment. He/she often has a key role in implementing best practices in order to identify and manage all financial and business risks and to meet the organisation's desired business and fiscal goals. He/she is expected to have a firm grasp of economic and business trends and to implement work improvement projects that are geared towards quality, compliance and efficiency in finance.

Manage the organisation’s financial accounting and corporate reporting functions.
• Manage a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Supervise and review the preparation of financial statements, business activity reports and forecasts for management and external stakeholders.
• Monitor changes and emerging trends in accounting standards and regulation.
• Provide financial leadership and strategic thinking to support sustainable value-creation.
• Apply professional judgement to identify accounting treatments adopted in financial statements and assess their suitability and acceptability.

Manage taxation-related functions within the organisation.
• Supervise the calculation of taxable income and income tax liabilities of the organisation.
• Assess the chargeable gains and losses of the organisation, as well as capital gain tax liabilities.
• Resolve tax-related issues with external tax experts.
• Articulate to management all relevant tax issues to minimise the organisation’s tax liabilities.

Support the organisation as a business partner.
• Advise management on the organisation’s exposure to risks.
• Analyse current market trends and provide strategic input to shape the organisation’s key financial decisions.
• Analyse, compile and present management information for managerial decision making.
• Analyse and assess the impact of investment decisions on the financial position of the organisation.

Manage strategic planning initiatives.
• Identify and understand the financing needs of the organisation.
• Identify and calculate both financial and non-financial performance measurements for reporting on the organisation’s performance.
• Oversee the preparation of the organisation’s budget.
• Interpret, investigate and report to management on variances, as well as develop a full understanding of the inter-relationships between variances.

Manage the organisation’s management accounting and budgeting functions.
• Maintain banking relationships for accounts for day-to-day transaction as well as investments.
• Prepare for the use and implementation of integrated reporting.

Support internal and external audit activities.
• Plan and coordinate the annual financial audit process.
• Respond to internal and external auditors on audit data, variances and audit findings.
• Implement policies and procedures with emphasis on internal controls to prevent possible fraud and errors.
• Resolve issues and deficiencies arising from audit findings.

Drive the use and integration of information technology within the organisation’s finance function.
• Use management information systems strategically for effective management and control of the business.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation’s financial system and determine any areas of improvement.
• Ensure the appropriate set up of accounting rules in the organisation’s financial system.

Others
• Any ad hoc duties as assigned