Head of Finance
Description
Head of Finance
Core Tasks
**Financial Control:**Full suite of financial control to include accountability for:
- Bookkeeping in Xero
- Bank (fiat) reconciliations
- Bank (crypto) reconciliations
- Revenue recognition and reconciliations
- Local VAT reporting and returns
- Other aspects of financial control
- Intangible assets register and amortisation/impairment schedule
- Dividend administration
- Transfer of assets bookings
- Local payroll + contractor payments
- Production and completion of annual statutory accounts and company tax return
- Manage and complete annual statutory (financial) audit
Financial (Management Reporting):
- Delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting for P&L, Balance Sheet, cash flow statement and supporting qualitative narratives
- Variance analysis vs Budget/Forecasts and Qualitative reporting
- Alignment of finance reported numbers with marketing numbers
Others:
- Facilitation, collation and reporting of the annual budget
- Rolling forecasts
- Lead and facilitation of external audit
- People & team management (c.10 people)
- Point of contact/support with external advisors (accountants & local company director/secretary)
- Facilitate and assist with board meetings(pack prep, minutes etc)
- AML and local regulatory compliance
- Administrative duties
- Migration of trade(s) as recipient entity
- Other ad-hoc tasks required from time to time in line with duties
Essential Requirements:
- CCAB qualified (ACA/ACCA) or equivalent with a minimum of 5 yrs PQE
- Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to work to a high level of accuracy
- Highly organised and an efficient executor
- The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Effective communicator and keeps the CFO updated on progress & issues
- Experience of recruiting and managing a team of finance professionals, ranging from senior to junior people
- Sound knowledge of accounting standards (Local GAAP/IFRS)
- Proficient in accounting software (ie - Xero or equivalent)
- Compliance, governance and controls oriented
- High level of professional and ethical standards
- Strong analytical and spreadsheet skills (Google sheets and/or MS Excel)