Senior Finance Manager

About this role

● Head of the finance function for Brunei

● Engage with the business to develop the strategy with a focus

on growth. Translate the business plan into financial plan

● Accountable for the annual operating plan and monitoring

delivery - P&L, cash flow (receivables in particular) & KPIs

● Run the forecast process to identify business risks and

mitigation options to keep the countries on plan

● A key member of the country management teams as the

commercial insight for the business

● With the MD deliver growth and profit agenda through

commercial analysis of Cleaning Services, Drainage, Pest

Control and Hygiene to identify the best options

● With the MD, deliver acquisition growth through a pipeline of

deals.

● Keep the business up to date with relevant statutory, internal,

or external regulations, standards, and codes of good practice

● Manage the day-to-day financial activities of the organization

● Control its financial resources and ensure that all financial

transactions, systems and procedures comply with regulations,

accounting principles, and standards.

● Activities include: month-end closing, financial analysis and

reporting; taxation; insurance; credit control; accounts payable

and receivable; inventory and costs control

Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategic Plans, budgets, financial evaluation 1.1 Liaison with the Senior Management to develop, analyse and
• support the financial business plan proposals, associated key
• performance indicators, working capital and capital
• expenditure plan for the division annual budget in accordance
• with corporate guidelines and divisional growth objective.
• 1.2 Develop and prepare the annual budgets in accordance to the
• framework of the corporate budget.
• 1.3 Evaluate and prepare financial justification and impact for any
• major investments including capital expenditure, major
• jobs/works, new/replacement products/services proposals.
• 1.4 Participate and support assigned corporate projects.
• Trading results analysis, KPIs and forecastingWith the objective of identifying opportunities for
• improvement in business management, enhanced trading
• performance, cost reduction and precision in results
• forecasting.
• 2.1 Prepare and analyse the monthly and quarterly financial
• trading results against budget, prior year and forecast targets
• for the areas/branches.
• 2.2 Prepare and analyse monthly KPIs, management statistics and
• trend data for the areas/branches.
• 2.3 Coordinate monthly re-forecasting of trading projections for
• the area/branches providing support in order to improve the
• precision and reliability of forecasts.
• 2.4 Participate with senior management in monthly country review
• meetings.
• Working Capital
• 3.1 Proactively support and promote all initiatives on reductions
• of branch stocks, materials and equipment for rental lines.
• 3.2 Monitor the monthly trends of inventories and adoption of
• inventory control measures. Initiates corrective action where
• there is an opportunity for improved control or inventory
• reductions.
• Fixed Asset Management
• 4.1 Prepare revised monthly capex spend forecast for
• consolidation into company balance sheet and cash flow.
• 4.2 Undertake periodic rotational reviews of asset registers to
• scrutinize for potential obsolete items.
• Procedures, Controls and Compliance
• 5.1 The Finance Manager has a direct responsibility to comply
• with the Company policy and procedures, maintain control
• procedures intact, observe and apply corporate governance,
• and to adopt the Group Corporate Social Responsibility
• mandates.
• 5.2 Undertake when required program of branch/site visits to
• perform controls and compliance reviews and to support the
• branches with training guidance.
• 5.3 Broadly monitor all activities throughout the division to
• satisfy on a “reasonableness test basis” that there are no
• apparent material breaches of responsibility or control which
• will adversely affect the reported results or future
• performance of the division.
• 5.4 Draw minor breaches requiring corrective action to the
• attention of the respective managers with a request for
• corrective action and follow through to ensure the required
• action takes place.
• 5.5 Promptly advise the Managing Director/Finance Director of
• any material breaches identified (or suspected material
• breaches) and await their instruction on the required course
• of action.
• 5.6 Recommend changes to procedures and controls in order to
• improve efficiencies, remedy a control weakness, or enhance
• business performance.
• 5.7 Follow through on all non-conformance/weakness identified
• in Internal Audit reports to ensure remedial action is
• completed and correct ongoing procedures adopted.
• Systems, Training and Support
• 6.1 Participate and liaison with the Finance Director and as
• necessary with the Central IT / Other Department on systems
• development project planning / training / implementation for
• the country.
• 6.2 Prepare and deliver presentations / training modules to the
• Managing Director and Senior Managers and functional staff
• as required.
• 6.3 Provide proactive support for the company missions/
• objectives, the management and staff to assist them in the
• efficient performance of their responsibilities.
• Operations
• 7.1 To ensure that regular formal reviews are held for staff in the
• team. Annual appraisals must be completed particularly for
• your direct reports, with more than six months working
• experience.
• 7.2 Manages and supervises direct line staff on a day to day basis,
• where applicable.
• 7.3 Any other duties as needed.
• Collection Management
• 8.1 Oversee the credit management to customers
• 8.2 Oversee achievement of monthly collection and DSO Budget
• Prerequisites: ● Finance Manager for a medium size or SME companies
• ● MNC experience
• ● Experienced finance professional from the Services Sector
• ● University degree /CPA
• ● Qualification in finance / accounting with track record of
• delivering value to the business beyond audited accounts
• ● Leadership of small team

● Fp&A

● Working capital management, particularly receivables

● Investment analysis

● Audit experience (strongly preferred) ● M&A (added advantage) Work Experience ● Minimum of 10 years of industrial experience in finance & accounting roles preferably for a multi-national company ● Demonstrated leadership & communication

skills

5 years in finance management positions in a matrix organisation and at ease dealing with leaders in other disciplines ● Expertise in several finance disciplines with FP&A a must have ● Strong financial modelling and IT practical skills, particularly in MsExcel. ● BI systems (not essential)

• Competencies Deliver Results
• The drive and ambition to achieve goals/objectives and the discipline,
• organization and perseverance to deliver outstanding customer
• service.
• Act Commercially
• The ability to gather and make sense of large amounts of information
• and apply it to make business and customer focused decisions
• Manage Self
• Managing own emotions to remain calm, focused and optimistic
• while dealing with a constant stream of demands
• Coach and Develop
• The encouragement of long term development of others to build
• capability.
• Work With Others
• Building relationships and collaborating with others (e.g. customers,
• colleagues, partners and suppliers) to achieve our mission.
• Display Leadership
• The ability to inspire others to achieve Rentokil Initials objectives and
• to hold them accountable for high standards of performance.