Finance Manager

About Company

The company operates in the publishing technology industry, providing innovative digital workflow solutions for organizations involved in scholarly and academic communication.

Finance Management

• Actively drive the development of internal controls, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting
• Participate in strategic data analysis, research, and modeling for senior company leadership
• Support project analysis, validation of plans, and ad-hoc requests
• Manage the company's financial accounting, monitoring, and reporting systems
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements

Treasury Management

• Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment
• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements
• Use hedging to mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company's borrowings, as well as on its foreign exchange positions
• Maintain banking relationships
• Assist in determining the company's proper capital structure
• Arrange for equity financing and debt financing
• Invest funds
• Recommend appropriate dividend issuances, based on historical dividend patterns and expected cash flows

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Budgeting: Manage the preparation of the company's budget
• Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
• Assist management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction
• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
• Review the performance of the company and the competitors and report on key issues to management
• Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
• Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
• Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput
• Participate in target costing activities to create products that meet predetermined price goals
• Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing
• Compile key business metrics and report on them to management
• Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis
• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management

What does the ideal candidate look like

• Bachelors or Masters degree in accounting or finance. CA or an MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 5-10 year of experience in finance and accounting
• Possesses an entrepreneurial mindset and strong passion for problem-solving
• Should be excellent with research and analytical skills as well as presentation skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must
• Excellent understanding of business operations and procedures.
• The ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
• Strong leadership skills.
• Attention to detail while managing competing priorities and tight time pressures;
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills. Advanced modelling skills. Ability to synthesize complex data.