Provides on the ground supervision of staff and review of deliverables including financial reports and analysis and accounting operations, among others.
Subject matter expertise on related areas to appropriately understand team tasks/processes, provide effective supervision and effective first level review.
Responsible for ensuring that all deliverables of the business are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Lead team to adhere to high quality financial reporting and analytics providing business insights.
Responsible for providing meaningful insights to enable onshore contacts to drive delivery of business requirements.
Responsible for integrity and accuracy of financial operations and reporting and to strengthen financial controls and improve reporting templates.
Ensures team has the subject matter expertise through effective supervision and by providing training on the ground.
Strategize team to ensure progression of staff and providing sound succession plan.
Source right talent through timely and effective hiring on as needed basis.
Optimizing resource utilization: ensuring that required resources are available as needed, existing resources are productive, level of headcount and skills available are aligned with business requirements.
Manage the teams’ day to day operations promoting efficiency and team effectiveness. Allocate and delegate tasks to team members effectively.
Champions own team through effective governance and communication to all levels of onshore management through recurring governance reporting, and ad-hoc presentations to leadership team and key stakeholders.
Ensure the delivery of excellent customer service by proactively promoting client centricity.
Act as the project manager who will oversee the planning, implementation and tracking of any process migration or streamlining and automation projects.
Take the lead role in resolving critical issues raised during operations and proactively manage and monitor control efficiency to ensure potential risk is minimized.
Support ad-hoc analysis to identify root cause of production problems and develop timely solutions.
Effectively communicate significant production updates and challenges to management as well as to the business unit in a timely manner.
Drive the team in achieving its organizational goals and objectives.
Consult with MBPS management and key stakeholders on business planning, direction, and identification of opportunities for team growth and development.
Perform the People Manager role for the performance management, professional growth and development of staff which includes feedback sessions, productivity tracking, coaching, one to one meetings and regular employee reviews.
Lead and ensure sustainable activities and programs to keep positive and high engagement level from the team.
Lead the regular business reviews and produce dashboard and metrics reports detailing the team’s performance (productivity, utilization, and attendance), challenges and areas for improvement.
Ensure that all Service Level Agreements and MBPS and Business Unit compliance standards are met.
Improve team effectiveness by implementing, monitoring and reviewing training policies and guidelines.
Perform managerial duties such as hiring, attendance/incentives management, billing, and overall coordination with the support departments such as HR, Finance and IT.
University Business Degree
Professional Accounting Designation (CPA, CA or equivalent)
A minimum of 5 years of related business experience either with the Accounting Firms or in External Financial Reporting / FP&A function of Real Estate Investment Trusts or Real Estate Operating Companies (REOCs) and / or other similar roles with Alternative Asset Management Companies
3+ years of people management and with strong leadership experience
Strong knowledge of IFRS
Strong attention to detail and aptitude to learn
Ability to multi-task, effectively prioritize, work under tight timelines and manage multiple stakeholders
Well organized and with high level of energy and initiative to perform in a fast paced and challenging environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with high degree of confidence
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and establish priorities to meet deadlines
Advanced level of proficiency in MS Excel and other MS office tools (e.g. Word and PowerPoint to develop reports, documents and presentations)
Strong project management skills
