Commercial Finance Manager at Hello Products

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analytical review of draft & final board papers for completeness, accuracy, and generation of business insights for decision making.
• Support adequate control environment to manage existing / potential business & financial risks to the business
• Preparation and analysis of investments appraisal for current & new businesses, advising the business on investments returns target ROIC to the shareholders.
• Support the development of company strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions, and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets, and business drivers for Hello Product Limited
• Supervise the preparation of Annual budget, & quarterly business reviews (R1 - R3) & monitor actual performance against plans
•  Drive the preparation of business cases to evaluate the economic viability & financial implications of strategic business decisions.
• Support the analysis of the financial climate and market trends to assist senior executives in creating strategic plans
• Full responsibility for all management reports e.g., Management Business Review (MBR), HPL periodic Management report for all functions, Business Review Meeting (BRM), Sales and Operations Planning Financials (S&OP) etc.
• Full responsibility for Brand performance & profitability management with Sales and Marketing.
• Full responsibility for Marketing and Sales Team financial and non-financial decision support, strategic planning, and alignment between customer & category.
• Full responsibility for all activities relating to account receivables, credit control/terms/limits, monitoring of credit customers, key accounts, refunds, discounts/rebates, Dr/Cr journal accuracy, customers and staff debtors accounts reconciliation, customer cheques, outstanding debts.
• HPL Leadership Team
• Support External & Internal Audit
• Banks & Regulators
• Commercial & Supply Chain teams
• Nurturing Finance talent for future roles.
• Any other duty assigned by Line Manager.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• First class Financial Modeler with unparalleled analytical skills
•  Exceptional business partnering skills with business knowledge
• Leadership and Organizational skills
• Commercial and business awareness
• People management skills
• Stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Strong Software experience – SAP, Business Object (BO/BW), Oracle, Sage, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Veeva.
• Business development acumen
•  Decision support expertise
• In-depth knowledge of current regulatory laws and IFRS accounting policies

QUALIFICATION S AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

•  First Degree in Economics/Accounting
• ACA/ACCA/CPA Proficient in Microsoft Excel and MS Word
• People & Stakeholder management compulsory
• Commercial experience & acumen
• Strategic Finance Management
• Accounting & Audit Skills
• 10+ years with at least 5 years in a management role.