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About the Role

The Assistant Manager, Finance plays a dual role as a hands‑on preparer and independent reviewer to ensure high‑quality financial planning, disciplined month‑end close, effective cost recovery, and strong cash flow management. The role also owns the annual budgeting process, partners closely with cost centre owners, and ensures timely consolidation and submission to Group in accordance with deadlines and governance requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Intercompany billings, cross charges/allocations & related Month End Close (Preparer & Reviewer)

• Prepare and/or review monthly billings, accruals, and closing journals to ensure accurate and timely revenue and expense recognition

• Prepare and/or review monthly financial reports, perform variance and reasonableness analysis, and ensure on time submission in line with Group deadlines

2. Intercompany Collections

• Monitor monthly cash collections and outstanding balances

• Oversee intercompany and business unit recoveries to minimise delays and support cash flow discipline

3. Financial Planning, Cost Centre Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• Review and enhance management reports and financial commentaries

• Translate financial results into clear insights, explaining key movements, risks, and drivers

• Support discussions with Business Units and Group Finance on results, queries, and expectations

4. Annual Budgeting

• Support the annual budgeting process across all cost centres, including preparing templates, assumptions, and guidelines

• Partner with cost centre owners to review budgets, challenge assumptions, and provide financial guidance

• Consolidate budgets into a company wide submission and ensure timely delivery to Group

• Support follow up queries, revisions, and clarifications from Group and senior management

5. Team Review, Coaching & Quality Assurance

• Review deliverables prepared by analysts and senior analysts, providing timely feedback and coaching of team members

• Support team capability building, particularly in analytical thinking and reporting quality

6. Process Improvement & Controls

• Drive process maturity by standardising and simplifying finance workflows

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and data accuracy

• Review existing controls and recommend enhancements to strengthen governance

• Support adoption of AI automation and data analytics tools (e.g., advanced Excel, Power BI)

Minimum Job Requirements:

Qualifications & Experience

• Finance/Accounting Professionally Certified (ACCA, CPA)

• Minimum 6 years experience in financial reporting, management accounting, or budgeting

• Experience leading or coordinating annual budgeting cycles

• Proven ability to engage and challenge senior stakeholders and cost centre owners

• Experience in IT services industry an advantage

Technical & Professional Skills

• Advanced Excel (budgeting, consolidation, automation)

• Strong knowledge of IFRS (accrual accounting), budgeting, and management reporting

• Experience with SAP financial system and reporting tools

• AI automation, Power BI or data analytics exposure is an advantage