Finance Executive

• Provide excellent leadership and management of Group Finance measured by the effectiveness, engagement and business unit respect of the team.
• Manage relationships with others across the business to achieve alignment in key business strategies and decisions.
• Build productive working relationships with stakeholders in order to understand their business operations and their financial information needs.
• Manage the Group’s financial reporting obligations, with responsibility for preparation and submission of compliant monthly and yearly consolidated financial statements.
• Manage the Group’s statutory tax obligations.
• Collaborate, design, implement and review finance systems, policies and procedures to ensure continuous improvement and adoption of contemporary relevant practices.
• Develop strategies that work to minimize financial risk including the management of the insurance portfolio.
• Oversees the Finance & Accounting function of the Group.
• Create, implement and maintain financial and Accounting system controls and standards used by the Group.
• Ensures timely provision of Group financial and statistical reports for management.
• Ensuring that all accounting functions are accurately and effectively fulfilled.
• Working with Subsidiary heads of sections to prepare budgets, forecasts and other financial plans.
• Working with all Subsidiary heads to ensure that their individual budgets are managed for the most effective and efficient use of financial resources.
• Liaison with the Subsidiaries to ensure that there is prudent financial management; that they maintain necessary facilities with the banks and that such facilities are competitively priced.
• Liaison with external auditors to ensure that audits are properly planned, carried out and that financial reports are prepared within set timelines.
• To collaborate and coordinate the activities of outside suppliers of financial services hired or contracted by the Group, including accountants, auditors, financial consultants etc.
• Ensure compliance with the legal framework.
• To carry out any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Group Finance Director

• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements for financial reporting.

• Preparing monthly, quarterly financial commentary- financial performance and position. Cashflow, ratios for management and board decision making.

• Reviewing primary sources of accounting information captured – journals daily for financial reporting and billing at set dates.

• Reviewing captured primary sources for tax compliance daily and correct any discrepancies.

• Reviewing bank reconciliation and cash declarations daily.

• Liaising with head of departments on the mapping of targets and assumptions to the financial budget annually.

• Preparation of annual budgets and commentary.

• Facilitating audit process for efficient work stream.

• Ensuring that all financial information is prepared and sufficiently reviewed by the set deadline dates.

• Supervising the implementation of the company’s financial plan to achieve target KPI’s such as Return on Equity and Return on Investment.

• Executing financial strategy in support of annual corporate strategic priorities.

• Computation of income tax schedules for quarterly payment dates/annual payments dates and completion of all tax returns before set deadlines for all statutory obligations.

• Developing, maintaining, and analysing budget against actual performance of the project as required

• Providing financial advice to the management of both project and administration.

• Following and analysing the detailed implementation plan (DIP) for the project.

• Monitoring reports with accuracy and detail and submitting the timely monthly, quarterly and year end close reports in duly manner as per the deadlines and rules of the Government, State and District bodies.

• Coordinate with the internal and external auditors during audits and prepare financial audit preparation.

• Coaching and developing the capacity of local staff regarding financial management, reviewing.

expenses and demonstrating the benefits of transparent reports.

• Preparing and presenting financial reports and analysis as required.

• Reviewing and interpreting actual performance against plan or budget and exercising budgetary control.

• Compilation of monthly and quarterly reports.

• When necessary, liaising with banks and other financial institutions.

• Communicating with external outsourcing partners to implement improvements to accounting practices.

• Holding monthly meetings to review overhead reports with departmental heads.

• Responsible for managing the company’s payroll and stock control.

• Exceptional cash flow and risk management.

• Meticulous management of daily cash flows, debtors and creditors and stock position for operations in Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea.

• Timely and effective preparation of financial statements for Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea, Formulation of budgets and monitoring adherence to the budgets by all departments for Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea.

• Regular monitoring of the company’s investments and finances and reporting these to senior management.

• Investigating and dealing with financial irregularities.

• Responsible for the financial accounting/control and reporting for 6 companies within the beef division.

• preparing financial strategy documents, operational plans, budgets, and business proposals as required.

• Industry beating investment strategies formulation, analysis, and implementation.

• Responsible for monitoring profitability.

• Organising and maintaining accurate company accounting records.

• Responsible for planning and execution of external audit methodologies.

• Formulating audit strategies to manage audits.

• Finalising and preparation of Financial Statements in accordance with set financial reporting frameworks (IAS, IFRS, GAAP,).

• Judiciary management and curatorship involvement.