Finance Governance & Business Control Senior Manager

Lead the organization’s finance governance and business control agenda, ensuring financial integrity, regulatory compliance, effective risk management and robust internal controls. Act as a trusted business partner to senior management by providing clear financial insight, strengthening decision-making and safeguarding company assets. Oversee the quality and efficiency of core finance and administrative processes while fostering a strong culture of accountability, control and continuous improvement.

• Finance governance: Establish and maintain a robust finance governance framework aligned with Group policies, local legislation and recognized best practices.
• Business partnership: Advise senior management and business leaders on financial performance, risks, opportunities and the financial implications of strategic and operational decisions.
• Internal control: Design, implement, monitor and continuously enhance the internal control system to protect company assets, ensure reliable financial information and improve operational effectiveness.
• Risk management: Lead periodic financial and operational risk assessments, define mitigation priorities and monitor action plans with relevant stakeholders.
• Business control and planning: Lead the annual budget, budget revisions, forecasts and three-year plan for the region, coordinating data collection and constructively challenging budget owners to ensure accurate and realistic submissions. Oversee the full P&L, including revenue, margin, OPEX, A&P and CAPEX, and monitor KPIs to identify deviations, trends, risks and opportunities and drive corrective actions.
• Reporting and business insight: With your team, ensure timely, reliable and insightful statutory, management and Group reporting in accordance with the corporate reporting calendar and ad hoc reports and business review presentations for local management and Head Office.
• Cash and cost management: Monitor cash flow, working capital and expenditure, strengthening cost discipline and providing actionable guidance to business functions.
• Control reviews and store audits: Lead and supervise the Internal Control team responsible for planning and performing control activities and risk-based store audits across business processes. Review reporting and analysis to identify control gaps, ensure observations and recommendations are documented, and oversee working papers and follow-up records through remediation.
• Operational controls: Partner with relevant functions to reinforce controls over inventory, goods security, receiving, daily closure and stock-counting processes where applicable.
• Control culture: Promote awareness, ownership and consistent application of internal control principles throughout the organisation.
• Business Cases for new projects: Lead and oversee the financial feasibility studies of new projects.

Experience & Qualifications Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related discipline; a recognized professional qualification is an advantage. Significant experience in finance, business control, accounting, internal control, audit or risk management within a complex, international organisation. Proven experience partnering with senior leaders and translating financial information into clear business recommendations. Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, control remediation and process improvement. Technical Capabilities Financial governance and internal control frameworks Financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis Enterprise and operational risk assessment Audit coordination and remediation management Contract governance and administrative controls Finance systems, budgeting tools, data integrity and process improvement, with advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint