Senior Finance & Compliance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Governance: Establish and enhance financial safeguards, accounting procedures and monitoring mechanisms to protect business resources and maintain reliable financial operations.

• Financial Reporting: Supervise the preparation and delivery of financial information, ensuring management receives dependable reports within agreed deadlines and in accordance with applicable accounting requirements.

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure the Business meets its financial, legal and regulatory responsibilities, introducing appropriate measures to address potential weaknesses and maintain compliance.

• Audit Coordination: Act as the principal contact for external auditors, professional advisers and relevant authorities, overseeing audit preparations, statutory submissions and related financial reviews.

• Risk Assessment: Identify and evaluate financial and operational exposures, recommending corrective action and escalating significant concerns to the CFO, CEO or Board of Directors when necessary.

• Financial Systems and Controls: Introduce and improve digital solutions that strengthen financial oversight, streamline processes and support the consistent application of internal procedures.

• Tax Management: Formulate and oversee the Company's approach to taxation, ensuring obligations are fulfilled while identifying legitimate opportunities to improve tax efficiency and benefit from available incentives.

• Tax Administration: Direct tax-related processes, maintain accurate taxation records and coordinate with relevant specialists to support effective financial planning.

• Treasury Management: Direct banking arrangements, liquidity planning and financial resource allocation to maintain a healthy financial position and support business requirements.

• Banking and Financial Relationships: Develop productive working relationships with financial institutions, professional advisers, insurers and internal stakeholders to secure appropriate financial solutions.

• Currency and Market Exposure: Oversee foreign exchange protection arrangements and assess the financial implications of changing currency values, borrowing costs and market conditions.

• Credit Risk Management: Anticipate customer financing requirements using commercial projections and planned sales activity, arranging suitable credit protection and trade financing facilities to minimise exposure.

• Investment and Financing Activities: Evaluate and administer funding arrangements and investment opportunities, including fixed-income instruments, foreign currencies and other financial products, within clearly defined governance guidelines.

• Cash Management: Maintain effective supervision of banking transactions, cash holdings and account reconciliations, ensuring discrepancies are investigated and resolved promptly.

• Capital Allocation: Assist the CFO in evaluating the deployment of available funds, managing borrowing arrangements and selecting financing options that support the Company's financial priorities.

• Project Financial Oversight: Monitor expenditure on capital projects against approved financial assessments, reviewing actual costs and investment performance to determine whether anticipated commercial outcomes are being achieved.

• Team Leadership: Direct the Finance and Compliance function, ensuring responsibilities are clearly allocated, activities are properly coordinated and departmental standards are consistently maintained.

• Employee Development: Coach and support finance professionals, particularly less experienced colleagues, to strengthen technical capabilities, encourage professional advancement and develop future leadership potential.

• Performance Management: Establish departmental priorities, evaluate individual contributions and participate in formal employee development and performance assessment processes.

Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

• Education: A Master's degree in Accountancy, a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accountancy, or an ACCA qualification.

• Professional Qualification: Must hold a recognised professional accountancy warrant or chartered accountant status.

• Experience: At least 9 years of relevant professional experience, including a minimum of 5 years in a Finance Manager position. Previous exposure to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry is particularly important.

• Language Skills: Excellent command of English is required to succeed in this role. The ability to communicate in Maltese would be an asset.

• Communication Skills: Ability to present financial information clearly, explain complex matters to non-financial stakeholders and provide sound recommendations to senior management.

• Interpersonal Skills: Strong relationship management capabilities, with the confidence to engage effectively with colleagues, external advisers, financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

• Technical Skills: Advanced knowledge of corporate finance, financial planning, management accounts, taxation, compliance requirements, financial risk assessment and commercial performance evaluation.

• Financial Expertise: Sound understanding of liquidity management, investment instruments, currency exposure, financing arrangements and financial governance practices.

• Organisation: Excellent planning and prioritisation abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple reporting requirements, financial activities and deadlines simultaneously.

• Leadership: Proven ability to supervise professional teams, delegate responsibilities effectively and develop employees through coaching and constructive feedback.

• Strategic Thinking: Commercial awareness and the ability to evaluate financial decisions in the context of wider organisational goals and changing business conditions.

• Change Management: Confidence in introducing improved working methods, guiding colleagues through operational changes and promoting more effective financial practices.

• Self-Motivated: A proactive and results-focused approach, supported by personal accountability, sound judgement and a commitment to maintaining high professional standards.

• Problem-Solving: Strong numerical reasoning and investigative abilities, with the confidence to address complicated financial challenges and make decisions when information is incomplete.

• Professional Integrity: A disciplined approach to governance, attention to regulatory requirements and a strong commitment to ethical financial management.

What's on Offer

• Compensation: A competitive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications, experience and the seniority of the position.

• Working Hours: Full-time employment, with working arrangements to be discussed during the recruitment process.

• Other Benefits: A welcoming and inclusive workplace that encourages cooperation, knowledge sharing and professional engagement across different teams.

• Training and Mentorship: Access to structured learning initiatives, professional guidance and management development programmes designed to strengthen both technical and leadership capabilities.

• Career Development: Defined opportunities for progression, supported by internal advancement prospects and ongoing investment in employee development.