Regional Financial Controller - West Africa at Shalina Healthcare

Industry:  Pharmaceuticals

Job Description
What you become a part of:

• The successful candidate will oversee all financial and fiscal management aspects of West Africa operations and provide leadership in financial planning & analysis, taxation, control & compliance efforts of the company

Responsibilities
What to expect:

• Manage the region’s financial activities, undertake periodical analysis and report insights aimed at diagnosing the current organizational health and shaping the future strategic direction
• Collaborate with other functional heads to provide consultative support for designing regional operating plans, monitoring and report performance KPIs
• Analyze cash flow, cost, and expenses to create insights for business leaders
• Analyze financial statements to identify potential risks/exposure and create mitigation plans
• Ensure book-keeping is maintained in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
• Manage relationships with statutory, tax regulators and internal auditors
• Ensure proper tax planning for the region & compliance with local tax laws
• Build robust internal control processes & SOP’s after understanding the operations and business needs
• Ensure forex risk is mitigated to the extent possible by using hedging mechanism available currently

Essential Skills, Experience & Education

• Tertiary Finance & Account qualifications such as CA preferred, with a min secondary qualification such as B. Com
• Experience (10-12 years) in pharmaceuticals/retail/consumers goods industry with a minimum of 3 years in a regional finance business partner role
• Prior experience working in Africa is preferred but not mandatory
• Self-starter with an ability to stay independently motivated and deliver the assigned mandate
• Experience working cross-culturally and cross-functionally with diverse colleagues
• Prior exposure to ERP Systems such as MS Navision, SAP is mandatory and high proficiency in the use of MS Office