Finance Manager

The Finance Manager contract delivers the complete financial and management accounting function for an established business that has a foreign listed parent company, utilising your technical accounting experience.The role combines technical accounting with commercial partnering, offering you a good level of variety, reporting directly to the locally based General Manager, with access to the Group CFO based in Auckland.The Company is an established business that supplies quality products to New Zealand retail and commercial customers.

The company operates out of modern premises in West Christchurch and maintains strong relationships with a broad range of suppliers.The Role includes : Producing annual accounts, monthly reporting packs, P&L, balance sheet, trial balance, and all GL reportsDelivering monthly and quarterly financial updates and providing commercial support to General Manager and senior leadership teamEnsuring taxation compliance and maintaining internal controls to protect shareholder investmentsPlaying a key role in the delivery of the annual FYE accounts and subsequent audit processManaging foreign exchange transactions including trade finance deals, settlements, TT payments, hedging, and currency forecastingManaging accounts payable, payroll collation and monitoringCreating an annual budget with business leaders and monitoring target delivery through monthly meetings and quarterly reportsOverseeing daily cash flow management and medium-term forecastingGuiding and supporting the office and accounts coordination team, managing escalated accounting and HR mattersYour Profile should include : CA / CPA qualified with a strong financial management and reporting background, including external audit management and tight reporting deadlinesExperience with cash flow forecasting and foreign exchange (FX) managementCommercially minded with a good attention to detail to identify opportunities for improvementsGood working knowledge with ERP systems and reporting toolsThe ability to quickly pick things up and be pro-active in your approach to engaging with the businessVery strong communication skills with the ability to build rapport with non-financial stakeholders easilyHolding full, unrestricted working rights for New Zealand and being based in Christchurch

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