Finance Operations Lead

2. OVERALL OBJECTIVE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Job purpose
Lead and supervise Advisory operations activities along with a team to enhance and protect organizational value by providing objective analysis, advice, and insight.

Major duties and responsibilities
Working closely with the team and leadership on:
- Annual Budgeting & Planning exercises related to topline revenue , Direct Cost Management, billing , collection, lock up days , opex , net charge
- Consistently report business performance to the leadership in the most comprehensive manner
- Needs to be hands on in dealing with adhoc operational queries from Business units (Advisory LG & KBS)
- Ability to interpret and understand KPI Scorecards for Partners, Directors and Associate Partners - provide high level reports to ensure KPI's are met.
- Ability to lead assignment from start to end and generate rational conclusions for business stake holders
- Preparing and presenting semiannual updates during strategy meetings Advisory leadership
- Effectively driving Budgeting, Planning and reforecast exercise during the year
- Hands on with Monthly Reporting of performance to key stakeholders and drive key messages into actions for one and all
- Multitasking within strict deadlines
- Utilizing Automated tools to draw relevant reports , comprehend trends / issues and suggested solutions

3. PROFILE
Education requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a Financial/ Accounting and Chartered accountant (ACCA/ ACA)
- Master's Degree (Preferable)
Work experience requirements :
- Minimum of 10 -12yrs experience in a finance operation's practice within a professional services Firm with a minimum of 6 yrs experience in a managerial capacity.
- Ability to lead a close team of 4-5 employees

Knowledge / Technical Skills
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Understanding of Advisory practice business model in Big4 space would be instrumental to the role
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Ability to practically apply the industry knowledge to deal with day to day operational challenges
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Should possess strong communications and interpersonal skills
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Ability to work in a diversified environment and with multiple stakeholders within Advisory and KBS business units.

Interpersonal skills
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Ability to strike the right negotiations with stakeholders to help them understand business strategy and needs
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Strong project management skills to help align priorities from a business point of view
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Proactive approach to work
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Strong communication and Influencing skills