Finance Operations Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job / Role title

Manager Finance and Operations

Service (Sub-department)

Advisory Operations

Hierarchical level

Manager - C grade

Job / Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to manage all aspects of Finance and operations
within the department, manage day-to-day queries on key KPIs, streamline
processes related to business analysis, act as a business partner and ensure
controls compliance.

Major duties and responsibilities

• Gather and analyze variance in key KPI details on a regular basis- to report to Advisory leadership and business units.


• Pro-active approach to highlight potential issues and impact on revenues & costs.


• Act as the control point by working closely on budgets with the operations, finance, business, and leadership to ensure targets are kept in line with budget goals.


• Analyze weekly Billing / Collections /Revenue status reports and share insights to improve performance.


• Responsible for MIS related queries - Direct cost, Revenue, Operational Expenses, Provisions, respond to audit queries and monthly forecasts.


• Prepare key sections related to month end MIS reports and Board packs.


• Develop and maintain dashboards and other simplified and easy to use information for stakeholders at all levels including KPIs for SLLs and partners.


• Carry out month-end procedures.


• Work independently and develop solid understanding of the business to be able to provide guidance.


• Manage and execute projects that are undertaken by the department.


• Drive continuous development of the Systems platform toward greater automation.


• Coordinate the preparation of ad hoc reports requested by management based on information gathered from several different sources and put together in a coherent, easily understandable format.

Team management

Reports to the Associate Director who will be the performance manager.

Extend of work

Support to senior members of the team.

Deliverables
* Business communication, business partner role to resolve issues, collaborative relationships
* Ability to prepare timely MIS reports, dashboards, accurate reporting
* Working capital analysis and exposure on provisions
* Personal growth, learning and development

Required skills and knowledge's for the role
* Understanding of business processes related to a consulting firm
* Prior experience of using ERP
* Management planning and organization
* Excellent problem-solving skills
* Prior experience in a managerial role

Knowledge / Technical Skills
* Finance accounting knowledge
* MIS reporting skills
* MS office Suite
* Consulting firm revenue operating model
* Experience on reporting to leadership on P&L and Balance sheet items
* Presentation decks
* Coach / Guide & Supervise junior staff working in the team
* Ability to interrogate and interpret large volumes of data

Education requirements:
* Minimum Bachelor's degree in a Finance / Accounting.
* Master's Degree with accounting qualification (Preferable)

Work experience requirements:
* Minimum of ‎10 yrs experience in a finance operation's practice within a professional services Firm.

Other requirements related to the job
* NA

Financial management
* NA

Risks management
* NA

Conditions and working environment
* Remotely and
* Sitting desk workstation.

Evolution opportunities

After practicing the described role, to which position is it possible to
evolve?
* Senior Manager