- Ensuring that an organisation meets the necessary tax, permit and licencing requirements
- Collaborating with an executive team in establishing more effective processes and controls to ensure the integrity of a company’s ledger
- Overseeing all financial control activities, including the review and analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and disclosures
- Providing executive management with accurate and comprehensive financial information to guide effective policy making and financial strategising
- Summarising budget trends, analysing deficiencies and reporting variances to executives
- Providing external auditors with the necessary documentation and support
- Taking care of tax preparation duties or liaising with external tax accountants for tax preparation
- Manage cash flow. This includes forecasting cash flow needs, planning for foreign currency needs in advance, and alerting upper management for cash flow deficiencies.
- Act as audit liaison. This includes meeting 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.
- Monitor internal controls. This includes gathering feedback from audit personnel, working with managers on designing proper control functions, and gathering data on the effectiveness of the internal control.
- Approve invoices. This includes having a higher dollar approval threshold to act as a control for large purchases.
- Assist in budget preparation. This includes feeding individuals around the company data and information on historical spending across a variety of general ledger coding.
- Minimize financial risk. This includes 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.
- Compile financial reporting. This includes being aware of recent changes to financial reporting practices, overseeing a staff that directly contributes to the financial statement preparation process, and sometimes certifying that the financial statements have been accurately prepared to the best of their knowledge.
- Identify cost savings. This 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.
- Mentor financial staff. This includes being a leader to the controller's direct reports by involving them in higher-level discussions.
- Consolidate the Group’s plans, budget, forecast & cash flows.
- Manage and improve internal controls, ensuring compliance with legislations and regulations.
- Must be bilingual, need to converse and good written mandarine
- Any other ad-hoc duties related to the Company’s business activities.
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