Financial Reporting Supervisor

About the Role

The Financial Reporting and Consolidation supervisor is responsible for overseeing the preparation, analysis, and integrity of financial statements and reports across the organization, ensuring compliance with IFRS standards and regulatory requirements. The role involves supervising the consolidation of financial data from multiple entities, supporting strategic decision-making through insightful analysis, and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives. The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic environments, demonstrates proactive problem-solving skills, and embraces challenges as growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

Strategic:

• Provide strategic financial guidance to management by aligning financial reporting with budgets, forecasts, and corporate objectives.
• Ensure the timely preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements and variance analyses to inform decision-making at the executive and board levels.
• Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and strategies that enhance accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across the organization.
• Identify and lead opportunities for process automation and improvement within the financial reporting function.

Operational:

• Supervise the preparation and analysis of quarterly, and annual financial reports in compliance with IFRS standards.
• Oversee the end-to-end group consolidation process, ensuring the elimination of intercompany transactions and balances.
• Collaborate with country-level finance teams to maintain consistency in reporting standards across all entities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors on consolidation-related matters, resolving issues and ensuring audit readiness.
• Conduct variance analysis to provide actionable insights into financial performance and identify key drivers of results.
• Support regulatory compliance, tax management, and audit standards across jurisdictions.

People Management:

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of junior staff and consolidation specialists to ensure high performance and professional growth.
• Provide training and guidance to team members on IFRS standards, consolidation processes, and reporting best practices.
• Foster a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment by building and disseminating critical financial information across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance
• 7-9 years of finance and accounting experience, especially in Financial Reporting and Consolidation
• Preference for a Big 4 background
• Qualification is a must, CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent certification.
• Understanding of financial management obligations (including statutory obligations), requirements and dynamics

Required Skills

• High level proficiency in using Microsoft Office Software with focus on Excel
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Reliable, with Self Initiative, can work with minimum Supervision and ability to communicate with other Subsidiaries and Departments
• Superior Time Management Skills and strong ability to handle pressure and particular to Deadline

Preferred Skills

• Preference for a Big 4 background
• Qualification is a must, CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent certification.