General Manager - Finance & Accounts

JOB DESCRIPTION

GENERAL MANAGER F&A / VP - F&A / SENIOR MANAGER F&A

Looking for a senior position who is responsible for processing the financial activities of an organization to maximize a company's profits and plan for its growth. The role includes analysing data and advising top executives on ways to use that information to make strategic decisions about the organization's future.

The successful candidate will be a strategic individual with 15 -18 years of managerial accounting and financial management experience in a rapidly growing organization.
• Oversee, direct, and organize the work of the finance and accounts
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality.
• Ensure staff members receive timely and appropriate training and development.
• Establish and monitor staff performance and development goals, assign accountabilities, set objectives, establish priorities, conduct annual performance appraisals, and administer salary adjustments.
• Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities; set objectives; establish priorities; and monitor and evaluate results.
• Directing all aspects of accounting operations, overseeing all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables, payroll and financial reporting.
• Analyzing company's financial results with respect to profits, trends, costs and compliance with budgets. Issue regular status and ad hoc reports to senior management.
• Providing strategic guidance around capital financing options to support company growth needs.
• Developing and coordinating all relationships with lending/financial institutions.
• Developing and maintaining all necessary accounting policies and systems, including general ledger and financial reporting. Ensuring that records are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Oversee contract bookkeeper.
• Assisting senior management in financial planning and results management. Work with other team members to understand revenue and cost drivers and define appropriate reports for tracking.
• Coordinating, preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Coordinating and/or preparing tax schedules, returns and information.
• Managing relationships with debtors and creditors and ensuring compliance.
• Managing all tax planning and compliance with all required federal, state, local, payroll, statutory and other applicable taxes.
• Managing cash flow.
• Building an accounting department as the company grows
• Interacting with financial institutions
• Other finance and administrative duties as required.