Finance Director

Main Responsibility Areas:

Business Partnering:

• Own the Quarterly Strategic Review (QSR) forecasting process and ensure forecast accuracy is within +/-5%.
• Provide financial and management reporting and analysis of the BU performance, with a focus on key operating ratios, ensuring commentaries are succinct and insightful. Present the results as required.
• Identify issues and propose opportunities for operational improvements. Monitor the execution of improvement plans arising. 
• Work closely with all functional leads to ensure project bids and contract terms, financial and otherwise, adhere to corporate policies.
• Coordinate all legal activities internally and with group legal.

Finance Operations:

• Ensure accurate and timely submission of all monthly, quarterly and ad hoc submissions, as required by Lumine.
• Oversee financial operations including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, treasury, financial statement close and related controls, as well as compliance with tax, statutory and regulatory requirements.

• Implement process and system improvements to allow for timely and accurate financial statement close.
• Responsible for addressing internal and external audit queries.

People Leadership & Other

• Lead and develop the Finance team, fostering a culture of learning, trust, and self-improvement.
• Drive succession planning and talent management processes.
• Attend management meetings, annual events, and other activities directed by the BU Leader.
• Any other duties as required.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Accounting Qualification (CPA).
• Solid technical knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS 15/ASC606.
• Hands-on mindset; comfortable preparing and reviewing reconciliations, posting journals, and preparing working papers.
• Advanced Excel skills required, and in addition experience in NetSuite, SAP BPC, Blackline, Salesforce, Cloudcoach (project tracking), would be an advantage.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment, and stay highly organized without requiring follow-up.
• Comfortable creating and delivering presentations on performance.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is a must.

Background Requirements:

• 5+ years post-qualification experience, with Big 4 experience preferred.
• Software and/or telco industry experience an asset.
• Experience of multiple entities / countries / currencies an advantage.

Eligibility Requirements

• Willingness to travel 10% of the time, both locally and internationally, sometimes on short notice.