Your Responsibilities:
- To manage the financial systems & processes for Morocco by providing Commercial & Financial consultancy to the Moroccan Management team.
- Provide strategic & operational support to the General Manager of Morocco in formulating commercial plans, goal setting, performance measurement & improvement and future business forecasting.
- To lead the organization in Financial Planning and Corporate reporting
- To lead the organization in Corporate Governance and to ensure that the business adhere to local and international statutory requirements.
- Supports the Business by providing a “first class” shared financial service that aligns to the strategy and needs of the key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering
- Act as the primary contact point for Finance in the market, advising of opportunities for business improvement.
- Provide analysis, assistance and advice to management as required by the management team.
- Actively participate in key projects, providing input to business case development and general financial and business expertise.
- Help create robust business cases for significant business decisions; analyze proposals brought forward for review.
- Support the GM and management team in preparation and delivering of financial goals, budgets and forecasts, by seeking opportunities and options.
- Provide additional assistance to markets which need more support due to new teams/complex structure.
- Support the management team by creating a budget environment by ensuring that all the various business forecasts are aligned.
Corporate Reporting
- Responsible for the analysis, review and sign off to Area Finance of the monthly actual financial results. Ensure that the budget/forecasts reporting requirement is in a timely and accurate manner for Corporate submission.
- Develop various internal financial and management reports along with related analysis and commentary as decision support tools for the Morocco management team.
- To review monthly KPI and ensure that management is fully aware of the trends and ensure that appropriate action is taken to resolve issues.
- Reporting to North Africa on adhoc queries.
- Be the primary Finance contact point for corporate functions such as Tax, Treasury and EATA.
Compliance
- Ensure that the operation is compliant to international accounting standards IFRS, Local accounting and Corporate Governance guidelines.
- Develop and enhance the Governance environment within Morocco and ensure that internal Corporate audits are effectively managed.
- Coordinate and follow-up with main audit groups both external and internal
- Review and monitor key compliance related issues such as backend monitoring (BEM) and revenue recognition.
- Monitor and pro-actively advise on accounting, legal entity structure, trading arrangements and tax / treasury issues affecting Morocco. Especially as a result of Government legislation changes.
- Manage & control Morocco costs, budgets and provisions.
- Monitor and review Working capital and ensure appropriate action is taken to manage debt exposure.
- Support the GM with managing the risk and developing the RMCB and highlighting any exposure to senior management.
Shared Financial Services
- Provide a shared financial service for Morocco and be the main point of contact. Manage the service in line with Corporate shared services principles.
Strategic Projects
- Manage and exercise leadership on key restructuring projects and provide permanent update and advise to North Africa FD
Why You?
Basic qualifications: Specialized Knowledge/Competencies: (breadth & depth across disciplines or functions; expertise in field required; separate by basic and preferred)
- A qualified accountant (or qualified by experience) with strong technical knowledge and a good understand of how to develop and implement financial systems & processes.
- It is expected that the candidate may have a good understanding of the cultural nuances and will be fluent in French and English.
- Has demonstrated exceptional interpersonal skills and has a strong track record in delivering business objectives.
- Broad business understanding, particularly supply chain and commercial sales and marketing practices.
- Excellent legal and compliance knowledge and is able to effectively develop procedures that are in-line with Corporate/local standards and the environment.
- General & wide experience in Finance, IFRS, Internal control, process & best practice expertise
- Strong communication skills and is able to articulate views / ideas in a clear & concise yet convincing manner
- Strong ability to collaborate seamlessly in a matrixed structure
- Strong ability to take decisions independently or support unambiguous decision making based on facts, data and an in-depth understanding of the business
- Strong business partnering skills with an ability to resolve conflict & bottlenecks for effective decision making.
- Self-driven, self-directed individual with a strong achievement orientation.
- Willingness to take accountability to take up and deliver complex / challenging deliverables.
- A thorough team player
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a multinational company
