Financial ControllerQUESTCORE INC

Job Description
• Manage cash flow - includes forecasting cash flow needs, planning for foreign currency needs in advance, and alerting upper management for cash flow deficiencies.
• Developing financial strategy, including risk minimisation plans and opportunity forecasting.
• High-level financial reporting and analysis • Stakeholder management
• Debt management and collection • Preparing company tax and statements
• Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations • Developing financial reviews and providing investment advice
• Act as audit liaison - meet with external audit staff, being receptive to audit findings, implementing reporting changes, and communicating to upper management or the board of directors the outcomes of the audit
• Scrutinize/authorize all payments. (eg: Cheques) on their accuracy & validity. • Approve invoices/payment. This includes having a higher kina approval threshold to act as a control for large purchases.
• Minimize financial risk including being aware of current processes, understanding company weaknesses, engaging employees with training, and openly communicating areas of opportunity to better safeguard assets.
• Ensure financial compliance. This includes understanding external reporting requirements, ensuring proper resources are on hand to meet those requirements and overseeing the final product being delivered to external parties.
• Identify cost savings and improve efficiency, includes understanding where operational efficiencies lie, how staff can be best utilized, what reporting functions are being duplicated, and what resources the finance department really needs.
• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Treasury, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements. • Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting. • Research technical accounting issues for compliance • Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting. • Manage and comply with local & government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Working closely with management or executive teams to share reports and analysis findings. • Mentoring and developing of local staff
Qualifications:
A minimum of 10 year(s) of working experience is required.
Candidates must be a Prof'l License(Passed Board/Bar/Prof'l License Exam) holder.
• Proven working experience as a Financial Controller • CPA or CMA preferred.
• 10+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
• Advanced Degree in Accounting / Finance. Bonus to have extra qualification in business management/administration, commerce or business law
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures • Experience with creating financial statements.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process • Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
Additional Information:
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interview. Walk-ins are not allowed. Final Interview Schedule will be announced soon on our Facebook page.
Principal / Employer
WR Carpenter Group of Companies
Principal / Employer Address
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Placement Fee
This job has no placement fee.
For manpower pooling only. No fees in any form and/or purpose will be collected from the applicants. Beware of illegal recruiters and human traffickers.