Finance Lead, Shared Services (Ninja Mart)

Responsibilities

• Manage the month closing process for Accounts Billing and collections in an efficient and timely manner
• Coordinating with the Regional Controlling teams and country finance to ensure that country accounting policies are in-line with group policies.
• Follow guidelines provided by Regional teams for the Accounts Payables processes
• Provide relevant financial analysis in relation to Accounts Payables to support commercial decision-making to senior management
• Maintain a robust controls environment that mitigates and minimizes financial risks
• Maintain and review a suitable system of Process compliance
• Ensure all financial activities and reporting are in compliance with international and local financial regulations
• Ensure effective and compliance application of finance policies and procedures
• Support the annual audit process for all countries, prepare samples submission and handle all local audit queries
• Review and monitor the processing of billing and collection from resellers in an efficient and timeliness manner.
• Ensure accuracy in billing and collection
• Streamline and continuously improve billing and collection process.
• Oversee billing and regulate AR collections for Ninja Mart, maintaining low DSO.
• Oversee cash management ensuring adequacy of working capital and cash balances
• Accrual of revenue and reconciliation of AR and collection
• Ensure and guide team members for the delivery of agreed service levels with stakeholders.
• Ensure accountability for continuity and successful delivery of payment and billing services through
• Work with country finance and Regional team on Ninja Mart and billing and collection.
• Provide technical accounting support and advise appropriate accounting treatments to business stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders, country finance teams and resellers
• Manage, motivate and lead the SSC team
• Lead or support ad hoc projects

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma/Professional certification in Accountancy
• 3-5 years of Shared Service supervisory relevant experience
• Experience working with multinational organization/environment especially in a high growth, rapidly changing culture
• Good billing and receipts/collection process knowledge
• Good Excel skill
• Experience in transformation in implementing process improvements and automation
• Knowledge of NetSuite ERP system will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge in automation and BI tools (ie Power BI and Tableu) would be an added advantage