Finance Manager

Role Purpose

As a Finance Manager, you will ensure robust financial governance, compliance, and strategic financial management in a multi-entity environment. This role is designed for ambitious finance professionals with approximately 6 years of post-qualification Big 4 experience, ready to step into a leadership role that blends technical excellence, process improvement, and business partnering.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Governance & Compliance
• Lead and sign off on monthly closes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee statutory reporting, regulatory filings, and internal/external audits, acting as the primary liaison with auditors and regulatory bodies.
• Oversee contract governance, ensuring all legal and commercial approvals are secured prior to execution and that local contracts follow control policies.
• Collaborate with Legal and Tax teams on all compliance matters, including board duties, AGMs, and governmental reporting.
• Ensure compliance with labor law, consumer law, sanctions, and transfer pricing.
• Ensure timely and compliant statutory and tax filings, and manage tax audits as required.
• Own the legal entity compliance for multiple entities by assessing dividends and adequacy of equity and cash reserves.
• Be a main contact for business operations questions around operating licenses, accreditation, or local employment regulations.
• Be familiar with corporate tax topics around purchase, creation and mergers/demergers or liquidation.
• Ensure no breaches with bank covenants and that shareholder agreements and AOAs are followed.
• Own and manage Power of Attorney and approval matrices for the market, ensuring logs are maintained and renewals are tracked.
• Identify and escalate material issues and potential future tax topics/concerns to the appropriate forum.

Business Partnering & Commercial Support

• Partner with the head of FP&A to coordinate business operations processes such as procurement, customer refunds, and budget tracking.
• Drive the annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes for local entities and for certain operational cost centers.
• Collaborate with Payroll Operations and HR, demonstrating sound judgment and resourcefulness in navigating high-level employment considerations and ensuring overall compliance with local requirements.

Digital Transformation and Modernizing Compliance

• Keep apprised of market developments including sanctions, legislative changes, regulatory environment, and cross-border compliance matters.
• Stay abreast of technical accounting topics that impact the external audit and ensure progress in resolving internal audit items.
• Support change management initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new processes and systems.
• Leverage technology and best practices to enhance efficiency and control.

Candidate Profile

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
• Minimum 6 years’ post-qualification experience in a Big 4 audit, assurance, or advisory environment, ideally with exposure to multinational clients or complex regulatory environments.
• Demonstrable experience in financial reporting, compliance, and process improvement.
• Strong understanding of IFRS/GAAP and local regulatory frameworks.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High integrity, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to risk management and compliance.
• Experience with ERP systems is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership and team development capabilities.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in other European languages is highly desirable.

Why Join Us?

• This position is based in Malta and is intended for candidates seeking a long-term opportunity. We are looking for individuals who are able to commit to a minimum of five years in this role, supporting the ongoing growth and stability of our Malta operations.
• Opportunity to shape and strengthen the finance function in a dynamic, international environment.
• High visibility role with direct impact on business performance and compliance.
• Supportive culture focused on professional growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Note: This role description is not exhaustive. Responsibilities and reporting lines may evolve to meet the changing needs of the organization.

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