Financial Controller

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

Experience Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience

Qualification CMA, CPA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent recognized professional

qualification

Role Purpose

The Financial Controller will take ownership of the integrity, accuracy and

timeliness of the financial

reporting and control environment. The role is responsible for consolidated financial

statements, long-term project

accounting, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, tender costing,

working-capital and cash-flow

reporting, statutory and external reporting, audit coordination, regulatory compliance

and the development of

robust financial controls across the parent company and its subsidiaries.

Skills

Key Responsibilities:

• consolidation and financial statements: Lead the preparation and review of consolidated and

entity-level financial statements, including statement of financial position, profit and loss, cash flows, changes in

equity, notes and supporting schedules. Perform and review intercompany reconciliations, eliminations,

related-party balances and consolidation adjustments.

• Long-term project and contract accounting: Ensure appropriate accounting for long-term projects and

contracts in accordance with applicable IFRS, with particular attention to IFRS 15 revenue recognition, contract

assets and liabilities, progress measurement, variations and claims, retention, advances, provisions, expected

losses, WIP and project profitability.

• Management reporting: Establish a disciplined monthly closing and management-reporting cycle. Produce

clear consolidated and company-level reporting for senior management, including actual results, KPIs, project

profitability, order backlog where applicable, balance-sheet analysis and explanations of material movements.

• Budgeting and annual / rolling forecasting: Lead the annual budget process and maintain rolling forecasts.

Analyze actual performance against budget and forecast, identify material variances and work with operating

management to determine causes and corrective actions.

• Tender pricing and project costing: Support and challenge tender pricing through detailed cost build-ups

covering direct costs, labor, materials, subcontractors, overhead allocation, contingencies, financing

requirements, margins and cash-flow implications. Monitor awarded projects against tender assumptions and

report cost or margin deterioration promptly.

• Cash flow and working capital: Prepare short- and medium-term cash-flow forecasts and monitor receivables,

payables, retention, advances, inventory/WIP where relevant, guarantees, banking exposure and other

working-capital drivers.

• External reporting and audit: Coordinate the annual external audit and interim reviews. Ensure audit

schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation are complete, accurate and delivered on time. Act as a principal finance contact with external auditors.