KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Team and Strategy
- Collaborate with the CFO in developing systems and process improvements across the Finance function.
- Assist in formulating financial strategies to support the organization's short- and long-term goals.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, development, and accountability within the finance team.
- Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic business decisions.
- Conduct financial modeling and scenario analysis to evaluate potential business initiatives.
Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Ensure the preparation of monthly and annual financial consolidated financial reports for the Perfection Group.
- Assist the Reporting and Analysis team in analyzing actual performance against budget, forecast and prior years.
Cash Management
- Oversee cash flow planning and ensure availability of funds as needed.
- Monitor banking activities and manage relationships with financial institutions.
Internal Controls and Compliance
- Establish and maintain internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and accounting standards.
- Coordinate with external auditors for annual audits and reviews.
Tax Planning and Compliance
- Collaborate with tax advisors to optimize tax planning strategies and ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations.
- Oversee the preparation and filing of tax returns.
Risk Management
- Maintain the companies risk register and co-ordinate an annual review and update to the register where required.
- Evaluate insurance policies to ensure they adequately cover potential risks and provide recommendations for adjustments or additional coverage.
Team Management
- Recruit, train, and manage a team of finance professionals.
- Foster and promote a culture of workplace safety, quality and positive employee engagement to facilitate compliance with the Company policies, applicable legislation and to maximise employee effort and outcomes.
Advisory Role
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management, providing financial insights and recommendations to drive business growth and profitability.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- Master's degree or CPA or equivalent.
- Proven experience as a Financial Controller or similar role.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, and compliance requirements.
- Proficiency in financial software and systems (e.g., ERP systems, Excel).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Leadership and team management experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with key internal and external partners, suppliers and customers.
- Highly developed analytical skills with an ability to compile reports and undertake an analysis of data for presentation to the Executive Team and customers.
COMPANY VALUES
We pursue perfection every day, by making sure we do everything with PRIDE.
- First there’s Passion. It’s not just the secret ingredient for growing delicious fruit and veggies – it’s how you grow a great team, too.
- Second is Respect. We focus on building respectful relationships with our network of growers, suppliers and customers. It’s key to having happy people, and a healthy business.
- We’re all for Innovation. And in our world, that means encouraging everyone to come up with fresh tastes, techniques and ideas. Because innovation can come from anywhere.
- Then there’s Discipline. While we love to have fun at work, we’re all perfectionists at heart. Staying professional and focused is the only way we can live up to our name.
- And finally, we’re Ethical – always. From our products and people to our sourcing and service, everything comes down to quality, honesty and trust. It’s vital in our recipe for success.